Reagan-Era Files Show Alito Role on Abortion Law By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK As a lawyer in the Reagan Justice Department, the Supreme Court nominee played a leading role in devising legal strategy to overturn Roe v. Wade.
City Abandons Dream of Statue of Dr. King By BRENDA GOODMAN The town of Rocky Mount, N.C., has scrapped plans to honor the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a bronze statue.