... always a wise move. Meeting these meager requirements has sometimes been a struggle. Still, both Samuel Alito and John Roberts were mostly unremarkable when they appeared before the Judiciary Committee. The families are always another story ...

... in a statement posted on his political action committee's Web site. In 2005, Pryor and Lincoln voted to confirm John Roberts, President George W. Bush's pick for chief justice. But the two voted against confirming Bush nominee Samuel Alito ...

... noon. He will take the Oath of Office, using President Lincoln's Inaugural Bible, administered by Chief Justice John Roberts. Scheduled around noon. Obama will then escort Bush to a departure ceremony and go to a luncheon in the Capitol ...

... idealism of the '60s." Wide-eyed or tie-dyed, Obama will be sworn in by an early "Joneser" himself Chief Justice John Roberts, who turns 54 at the end of January. And while the average age of the new Congress is 58.2 an early boomer group ...

... expression held captive the emotions of millions. The minutes rushed past. Obama stood before Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts, took his somewhat mangled oath and became the 44th President. President Obama stood for his inaugural address. Between ...

... just decisions and outcomes." In the past two vacancies, Republicans were able to win confirmation for Chief Justice John Roberts as well as Justice Samuel Alito with solid GOP support. Democrats were divided on both, some voting in favor of one ...

... Shelby said. Although Shelby noted that Obama voted against the two most recent nominees to the court Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Samuel Alito, both conservatives picked by President George W. Bush he said he would not seek "payback ...

... s the criterion by which I'll be selecting my judges." When explaining his vote against [Supreme Court Nominee John] Roberts, Obama suggested that deciding the "truly difficult" cases requires "one's deepest values, one's core concerns ...

... may decide to go with someone deemed to have the oratorical ability to match up with conservatives such Chief Justice John Roberts and Justice Antonin Scalia. "Having a giant on the bench somebody who has the personality to help drive the decisions ...

... Obama for his vote against confirmation of Chief Justice John Roberts. "Senator Obama in particular likes to talk up his ... Obama for his vote against confirmation of Chief Justice John Roberts. "Senator Obama in particular likes to talk up his ...