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 WASHINGTON (AP) - Her hopes of a Supreme Court seat dashed, Harriet Miers still has her job as the White House's chief lawyer and a salary of $161,000.
She resumes her work as White House counsel, overseeing a team of attorneys who provide legal advice to President Bush on matters large and small. But as she does so, Miers will never again be the unknown behind-the-scenes figure she was before her nomination thrust her into the public eye and the center of a conservative backlash that ultimately sank her chances of serving on the nation's highest court.
Miers has spent much of the last three weeks preparing for confirmation hearings. Now that she goes back to her White House job full-time, one of her first tasks will be to help Bush choose a new Supreme Court choice to replace herself. The counsel's office is in charge of vetting potential candidates, and then preparing the nominee for the confirmation process.
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