Foes of Court Picks Find It Hard to Sway Democrats

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WASHINGTON - So far this year, the civil rights and women's groups opposed to President Bush's conservative court nominees have been rebuffed, rebuked and rejected - by Senate Democrats.

Now, in the early stages of one of the biggest Supreme Court nomination struggle in nearly 15 years, these organizations seek Democratic cohesiveness and then hope to enlist enough Republicans to keep Judge Samuel Alito from taking the swing seat held by Sandra Day O'Connor.

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Foes of Court Picks Find It Hard to Sway Democrats

It won't be easy.

"I do think it's winnable. I think that the more Americans know about Alito's record, they will be extremely fearful of his confirmati...

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