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From the White House, corrections to inaccurate statements made yesterday on the Sunday shows. Expect to hear them repeated this week. Senator Schumer: On Meet the Press, Senator Schumer attacked Judge Samuel Alito at length, identifying a number of elements he saw in Judge Alito’s record he finds troubling. Senator Schumer made the following inaccurate statements: “[Alito] was one of the very few justices [sic] to say that the federal government can't regulate machine gu