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Alito foes consider presidential powers the defining issue

Senator Edward M. Kennedy asked, 'Is there any limit to executive power and authority that this nominee will recognize?'
By Charlie Savage and Rick Klein
Globe Staff / January 6, 2006

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WASHINGTON -- Senate Democrats began building a case yesterday against the Supreme Court nomination of Samuel A. Alito Jr. centering on his deference to executive power, setting the stage for next week's confirmation hearings to become a battle over President Bush's contentions that he can bypass torture and surveillance laws. (Full article: 1071 words)

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