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Alito is one Phillies fan whose opinions really matter

Second of two parts WASHINGTON - Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito is a lifelong Phillies fan. In Part 2 of an interview in his chambers with the Daily News, he discusses his changing impression of Charlie Manuel, his favorite players then and now, the Cliff Lee trade, two very different encounters with the Phillie Phanatic, his first impressions of Roy Halladay, the designated hitter . . . and even Donovan McNabb.

Justice Alito says Charlie Manuel, raising 2009 NL flag, 'does things that are extremely valuable and that are hard to kind of identify.'
Justice Alito says Charlie Manuel, raising 2009 NL flag, 'does things that are extremely valuable and that are hard to kind of identify.'Read moreDAVID MAIALETTI / Staff photographer
    by PAUL HAGEN
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