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Unless you're really into politics and the law like I am, there's little chance you've watched every hour of MSNBC's coverage of the Alito hearings.
But when you're the spouse of the judge who is facing the committee, you're expected to do your best to sit up straight, look attentive and fight off the boredom (and drowsiness) that can sneak up on you after 7 or 8 hours of non-stop talk. Today, the bug of boredom -- the dirge of drowsiness -- got to Martha-Ann Alito. Sort of.
Right around 4:30 p.m. ET, Mrs. Alito let her heavy eyes close for about seven seconds. She did so a few times. Poor form? Not at all! Just a little embarrassing when there are cameras everywhere.
In her defense, they stopped selling coffee here at 4 p.m.
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