Bush victory makes it more likely Rehnquist will step aside
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President Bush&#39;s re-election makes it more likely Chief Justice William Rehnquist will retire soon. And Republican gains in the Senate mean the president has more flexibility to nominate
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After more than three years of battles over appointments, President Bush's ambitions for the courts are clear, but his record is mixed.
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Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, who was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in October, will again not be present when the Supreme Court reconvenes to hear oral arguments on Monday.
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The Supreme Court will have another pass at this week's ruling upholding the Bush denial of habeas corpus rights. Reynolds Holding suspects they won't like what they see
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Nearly all the senior officials who came to office with President Bush still are on the job. But a big exodus and a Cabinet reshuffling seem likely if he wins a second term.
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President George W. Bush has settled on retired federal judge Michael Mukasey as his choice to replace outgoing Attorney General Alberto Gonzales, people familiar with the selection process said on Sunday.
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This election's potential impact on the Supreme Court has seemed to be an afterthought, but the stakes for the court and the law are even higher now than they were in 2000. The prospect of a change on the court is greater and the replacement of one justice could affect the law on hot issues.
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The decision by Dan Bartlett, one of President Bushâs longest-serving aides, to leave is the most significant departure in a shrinking of Mr. Bushâs inner circle.
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Voters can be forgiven for assuming the courts may once again settle the presidential election.
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Chief Justice William Rehnquist could be back on the job as early as next week after undergoing surgery for thyroid cancer, but his hospitalization serves as a reminder that Tuesday&#39;s presidential election is about more than Iraq, terrorism and the economy
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The US president, George Bush, is expected to name a retired New York federal judge to replace the controversial Alberto Gonzales as the attorney general today.
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Neither Presidential candidate talks much about the courts. But whoever wins will have a chance to profoundly shape the judicial system
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President Bushâs decisive re-election victory this week has given him the opportunity to nominate more federal judges who share his conservative views.
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President George W. Bush's election victory has won him the right to give the US Supreme Court, which plays a key social role, a much stronger conservative leaning.
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Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist's frailty at the inauguration is renewing speculation the Supreme Court soon will have its first vacancy in more than a decade.
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If Bush wins reelection, history shows he may have to overcome fleeing staff, declining support.
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U.S. Chief Justice William  Rehnquist, who has been absent from the Supreme Court because  of thyroid cancer, plans to swear in President Bush at his  inauguration on Jan. 20, the White House and a court  spokeswoman said on Friday.