Oct 30, 2024
Senate leaders now discussing Supreme Court nominees
Now that Chief Justice William Rehnquist, 80, has cancer, coupled with talk that Justices Sandra Day O’Connor, 75, and John Paul Stevens, 85, might also consider stepping down, there is quite a buzz in the beltway about the Supreme Court. Majority Leader Bill Frist said Tuesday he’s been talking to Democratic leader Harry Reid about nominees for a potential vacancy on the Supreme Court. Reid later offered what he considered good possibilities: GOP Sens. Mel Martinez of Florida, Mike DeWine...
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