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| Mon, 31 Oct 2005 14:00:00 EST Bush picks Alito for Supreme Court |
| WASHINGTON (AP)—President Bush, stung by the rejection of his first choice, nominated longtime appellate Judge Samuel Alito today in a bid to reshape the Supreme Court and mollify his conservative allies. Democrats said that Alito may be "too radical for the American people." |
| Mon, 31 Oct 2005 10:00:00 EST Samuel Alito Jr. |
| Nicknamed "Scalito" for views resembling those of conservative Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia, Samuel Alito Jr. is a favorite son of the political right. Appointed in 1990 by George H.W. Bush to the Third Circuit Court of Appeals, Alito has earned a reputation for intellectual rigor and polite but frequent dissent in a court that has been historically liberal. His mettle, as well as a personable demeanor and ties to former Republican administrations, has long had observers buzzing about his potential rise to the high court. "Sam Alito is in my mind the strongest candidate on the list," says Pepperdine law Prof. Douglas Kmiec. "I know them all . . . but I think Sam is a standout because he's a judge's judge. He approaches cases with impartiality and open-mindedness." |
| Mon, 31 Oct 2005 08:00:00 EST The art of the heart |
| Alexander Tsiaras is quite literally a visionary. With the aid of the highest of medical high technology, he peers inside the body and sculpts the raw data that pour from scanning machines into 3-D images that are alive and dramatic, full of color and texture. For more than 20 years, Tsiaras's company, Anatomical Travelogue, has used an artist's eye to stir a mix of photography, medical scans, and computer software to create books such as From Conception to Birth and The Architecture and Design of Man and Woman. His latest is The Invision Guide to a Healthy Heart. At $20, it is more affordable than his previous books, and there's a reason: He wants it to be a consumer guide. Images from the book will be exhibited at the National Museum of Health and Medicine at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., through 2006 and at other museums in the months ahead. Tsiaras broke away from the opening of the Washington, D.C., exhibition to discuss the book. |
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