Interesting Alito stories of the Day

From ABC's The Note:

Samuel Alito for Associate Justice:
The Republican National Committee is unveiling a new
web feature on its site later this morning designed for
visitors to track Democrat Senators' position on Judge
Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme Court.
Visitors will be able to click on a state to find out whether
any given Democratic Senator "stands with Judge Samuel
Alito, or with Ted Kennedy, Chuck Schumer, and Howard
Dean," according to an RNC official. www.rnc.org

http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/TheNote/story?id=156238

Democratic Sen. Nelson of Nebraska becomes the first
Democratic Senator to announce his "aye." LINK

The Washington Times reports that pro-lifers are singing
Specter's praises. LINK

Ben Smith of the New York Observer on how the Alito
hearings might have played out had Schumer been given
the reins. LINK

Senate Democrats meet today to discuss Alito's nomination
today, the Washington Times reminds us. LINK

Bloomberg's Greg Stohr predicts that the newly formed
Roberts-Scalia-Thomas troika will soon be adding Alito
to its team. LINK