WASHINGTON - October 31 - Today, President Bush nominated U.S. Circuit Court Judge Samuel Alito to the Supreme Court of the United States.

Statement from Matt Foreman, Executive Director National Gay and Lesbian Task Force

"President Bush capitulated to the howling from the extreme, evangelical right and threw them red meat in the form of U.S. Circuit Court Judge Samuel Alito. The country will now be put through a wrenching, divisive and damaging confirmation process. One more travesty inflicted on this nation by the president and his right wing allies."

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