Rehnquist delays return, prompting new questions
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WASHINGTON The chief justice of the US Supreme Court, William Rehnquist, announced Monday that he was delaying his return to the bench because of his thyroid cancer, signaling that his illness may be more serious than originally indicated.
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Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist will be absent from the Supreme Court on Monday, beginning a sixth week of missed work caused by thyroid cancer.
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U.S. Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who has thyroid cancer, will be unable to return to the bench on Monday when the Supreme Court reconvenes after its recess, a spokeswoman said.
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The Supreme Court returns Monday with an ailing leader, pressure to rule quickly on the constitutionality of federal prison sentences and a slew of contentious issues to decide, from medical marijuana to Ten Commandment displays.
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President Bush&#39;s re-election makes it more likely Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist will retire soon. And Republican gains in the Senate mean the president has more flexibility
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A court spokesman says the 80-year-old plans to sit out the two-week cycle of Supreme Court arguments that starts Monday. Next week will be the sixth week that Rehnquist has been forced to skip, as he&#39;s treated for thyroid cancer.
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US Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist said he was unable to return to work as early as he had hoped after throat surgery for thyroid cancer.
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Chief Justice William Rehnquist, who has thyroid cancer, did not return to the Supreme Court bench Monday morning, citing &quot;the suggestion of my doctors.
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Description: Word of Chief Justice William Rehnquist&#39;s battle with thyroid cancer may force voters to glance at statements by President Bush and Sen. Kerry regarding their possible Supreme Court appointments.
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Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, sidelined by thyroid cancer, was missing Monday when the Supreme Court returned to work after a two week break.
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Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, suffering from thyroid cancer and absent from the bench for seven weeks, still plans to preside at President Bush&#39;s inauguration on Jan. 20, a Supreme Court spokeswoman said Friday.
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President Bush has yet to make a Supreme Court appointment, but with Chief Justice William Rehnquist ailing that could be about to change and trigger a divisive political battle right after the presidential campaign.
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It&#39;s still not clear how long Chief Justice William Rehnquist&#39;s thyroid cancer will keep him sidelined. The Supreme Court announced yesterday Rehnquist underwent a tracheotomy over the weekend.
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US Chief Justice William Rehnquist missed his scheduled return to the Supreme Court Monday, one week after it was revealed he had thyroid cancer.
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Chief Justice William Rehnquist has thyroid cancer, but that won&#39;t stop him from returning to the bench next week for potential rulings that could again determine the presidential election, court officials said.
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Chief Justice William Rehnquist, whose ability to finish the Supreme Court's annual term has been in doubt since he revealed in October that he has thyroid cancer, has returned to the court building to work several times since the week of Dec. 20, the court announced Wednesday.
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As speculation continues to swirl over his future on the Supreme Court, ailing Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist urged Americans to view the current debate over the ideological direction of the federal judiciary in historical perspective.