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Judge Samuel A. Alito Jr. arrived yesterday on Capitol Hill with son Philip (left), wife Martha-Ann Bomgardner, and daughter Laura. Alito has a history of being somewhat retiring, but, acquaintances say, he tends to find the holes in lawyers’ arguments.
The nominee

Soft-spoken but sharp, Alito has shown focus

His history shows he finds weak spot in an argument

By Susan Milligan and Tatsha Robertson
Globe Staff / November 1, 2005

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(Correction: Because of a reporting error, a profile of Supreme Court nominee Samuel A. Alito Jr. on Tuesday's Nation pages incorrectly listed the student publication he helped edit while at Yale Law School. It is the Yale Law Journal.) (Full article: 825 words)

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