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Senator Specter tells Bush to hold off on additional Sup Ct nominees for another year, put O'Connor back on the bench



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Wow. This is pretty gutsy of Specter. He even already talked to O'Connor and got her to agree. Wow. THIS is what a 38% approval rating gets you.

The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee said he urged President George W. Bush today to delay nominating a replacement for retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

Senator Arlen Specter, Republican of Pennsylvania, said he talked to Justice O'Connor about staying on the high court. ``She's prepared to do that'' through the court's term ending in June, Specter said. The president ``was noncommittal,'' Specter said. ``The body language was not very positive,'' Specter said.

Specter said the delay would give Congress and the rest of America more time to know John Roberts as chief justice. ``When we know a little more about Judge Roberts it's going to be easier with the next'' nomination, Specter said.


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