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Bush faces pivotal choice for high court
Jul 2 2005 11:58PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Bush could rein the court to the right by nominating a bedrock conservative to replace the retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor. He could make history _ and perhaps pick up votes for the GOP _ by naming the first Hispanic to the court. Or he could choose a woman and keep intact the court's current balance of seven men and two women.
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Senate prepares for fierce judicial battle
Jul 2 2005 8:46PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - With the loss of Justice Sandra Day O'Connor's swing vote, senators are readying a fierce battle over President Bush's first Supreme Court nominee _ a person who could determine the fate of several important court precedents in the future.
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High court's next term full of big cases
Jul 2 2005 8:45PM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Abortion, assisted suicide, gay rights, the death penalty. Some of the toughest issues in the land confront the Supreme Court in its new term in the fall.
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O'Connor retires from court after 24 years
Jul 2 2005 6:30AM (CT)
WASHINGTON (AP) - Pledging to be deliberate and thorough, President Bush said he will select a replacement for Justice Sandra Day O'Connor that "Americans can be proud of." Conservative and liberal groups quickly vowed a fight over the future of a Supreme Court closely split on abortion and other social issues.
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