WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush on Saturday quoted Democrats praising Samuel Alito in a bid to deter some in the party who want to block confirmation of the conservative appeals judge to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Alito is virtually certain to be confirmed next week by the full Senate, where Republicans hold 55 of 100 seats, on a largely party-line vote. He could move the country's highest court to the right on abortion and other social issues.
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