The central question on Alito: Is he activist?

WASHINGTON -- Samuel A. Alito Jr.'s chances of being confirmed as a Supreme Court justice could turn on whether the public comes away from next week's confirmation hearings believing he is a conservative judicial activist or merely a conservative judge. (Full article: 768 words)

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