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After a five-day hearing on whether Samuel Alito should be the
110th justice on the Supreme Court, Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen
Specter said he will vote in favor of sending the nomination to the Senate
floor.
"I intend to vote to support Judge Alito for associate justice of the
Supreme Court..."

Despite Specter stressing the importance of giving Alito
an up-or-down vote and making sure the nomination is sent to the full Senate for
consideration, Democrats may try to delay the committee
vote.
"A number of our members are going to be home
for Martin Luther King events this weekend, will not
be back on time on Tuesday and so they will exercise their
rights" to delay the vote, said the committee's ranking Democrat, Sen.
Patrick Leahy of Vermont.