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Supreme Court Seat Back Up For Grabs As Miers Bows Out; GOP Support Was Lacking; Conservative candidates to get another look as talk focuses on qualifications.(A)
Publication: Investor's Business Daily Publication Date: 28-OCT-05 |
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COPYRIGHT 2005 Investor's Business Daily, Inc.
Byline: BRIAN MITCHELL
Faced with intense conservative opposition and a lack of support among GOP senators, Harriet Miers withdrew her Supreme Court nomination on Thursday.
President Bush may have hoped to avoid a fight and appeal to women when he tapped Miers, but the mistake has shown how risky stealth nominees can be. It also may have put conservative white males back on the short list.
"What really matters is that the person is highly qualified," said Randy Barnett, professor of law at Boston University and senior fellow of...
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