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  <title>NPR: Alito Nomination Hearings Special Coverage</title>
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  <description>An NPR special coverage podcast of Samuel Alito&apos;s Supreme Court nomination hearings. This nightly wrap-up hosted by NPR senior national correspondent Linda Wertheimer offers highlights and analysis of the day&apos;s confirmation hearings.</description>

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  <itunes:summary>An NPR special coverage podcast of Samuel Alito&apos;s Supreme Court nomination hearings. This nightly wrap-up hosted by NPR senior national correspondent Linda Wertheimer offers highlights and analysis of the day&apos;s confirmation hearings.</itunes:summary>
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   <title>NPR: Friday, 13 Jan 2006, Alito Nomination Hearings Coverage (Final Day)</title>
   <description>The Senate Judiciary Committee ended its hearing on Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito on Friday with all signs pointing toward his confirmation on a party-line vote -- but only after a delay also pushed along party lines. NPR&apos;s Linda Wertheimer provides a summary and analysis in the final episode of this NPR Special Coverage podcast.</description>

   <pubDate>Fri, 13 Jan 2006 23:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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   <itunes:summary>The Senate Judiciary Committee ended its hearing on Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito on Friday with all signs pointing toward his confirmation on a party-line vote -- but only after a delay also pushed along party lines. NPR&apos;s Linda Wertheimer provides a summary and analysis in the final episode of this NPR Special Coverage podcast.</itunes:summary>

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   <title>NPR: Thursday, 12 Jan 2006, Alito Nomination Hearings Coverage</title>
   <description>Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito ended two and a half days of testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday with senators divided along party lines whether he had adequately answered questions. NPR&apos;s Linda Wertheimer provides a summary and analysis in this NPR Special Coverage podcast.</description>

   <pubDate>Thu, 12 Jan 2006 23:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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   <itunes:summary>Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito ended two and a half days of testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday with senators divided along party lines whether he had adequately answered questions. NPR&apos;s Linda Wertheimer provides a summary and analysis in this NPR Special Coverage podcast.</itunes:summary>

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   <title>NPR: Wednesday, 11 Jan 2006, Alito Nomination Hearings Coverage</title>
   <description>Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito declined for a second day to endorse a constitutional right to abortion as Democratic senators stepped up their criticisms of Alito for ducking their questions. NPR&apos;s Linda Wertheimer provides a summary and analysis in this NPR Special Coverage podcast.</description>

   <pubDate>Wed, 11 Jan 2006 23:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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   <itunes:summary>Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito declined for a second day to endorse a constitutional right to abortion as Democratic senators stepped up their criticisms of Alito for ducking their questions. NPR&apos;s Linda Wertheimer provides a summary and analysis in this NPR Special Coverage podcast.</itunes:summary>

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   <title>NPR: Tuesday, 10 Jan 2006, Alito Nomination Hearings Coverage</title>
   <description>In the second day of hearings on his nomination for Supreme Court justice, Samuel Alito moved to answer critics by stressing the courts&apos; role in protecting civil liberties in wartime and by distancing himself from earlier comments in opposition to abortion. NPR&apos;s Linda Wertheimer provides a summary and analysis in this NPR Special Coverage podcast.</description>

   <pubDate>Tue, 10 Jan 2006 23:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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   <itunes:summary>In the second day of hearings on his nomination for Supreme Court justice, Samuel Alito moved to answer critics by stressing the courts&apos; role in protecting civil liberties in wartime and by distancing himself from earlier comments in opposition to abortion. NPR&apos;s Linda Wertheimer provides a summary and analysis in this NPR Special Coverage podcast.</itunes:summary>

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   <title>NPR: Monday, 9 Jan 2006, Alito Nomination Hearings Coverage</title>
   <description>Samuel Alito told senators that good judges have no agenda and no partisan goals during the opening day of hearings on his nomination as Supreme Court justice. NPR&apos;s Linda Wertheimer provides a summary and analysis of the opening statements from Alito and senators on the panel in this NPR Special Coverage podcast.</description>

   <pubDate>Mon, 9 Jan 2006 23:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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   <itunes:summary>Samuel Alito told senators that good judges have no agenda and no partisan goals during the opening day of hearings on his nomination as Supreme Court justice. NPR&apos;s Linda Wertheimer provides a summary and analysis of the opening statements from Alito and senators on the panel in this NPR Special Coverage podcast.</itunes:summary>

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   <title>NPR: Friday, 6 Jan 2006, Alito Nomination Hearings Coverage Introduction</title>
   <description>This podcast begins Jan. 9, 2006, and will continue each night for the duration of the hearings.</description>

   <pubDate>Fri, 6 Jan 2006 23:00:00 EDT</pubDate>
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   <itunes:summary>This podcast begins Jan. 9, 2006, and will continue each night for the duration of the hearings.</itunes:summary>

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