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...toughest tasks of Bush's presidency could be replacing O'Connor--a swing vote on a court that often rules 5 to 4 and the crucial fifth vote upholding Roe v. Wade, since pro-choice groups no longer count on Anthony Kennedy. "Any effort by Bush to appoint a far right-wing Justice to replace O'Connor could make the Ashcroft battle look like a walk in the park," says Elliott Minceburg, legal director of People for the American Way, which is already doing opposition research on possible nominees...
...anyone say with a straight face that Janet Reno was more qualified than Ashcroft to be Attorney General? Or that she is not further to the left than Ashcroft is to the right? If it was all right for Bill Clinton to appoint someone consistent with his views, why can't Bush? DONALD RANFT Hershey...
...AFGHANISTAN Bright Start The interim administration of Hamid Karzai moved a step closer to fully representative government with the naming of a 21-person commission to oversee the political process. The U.N.-appointed commission, announced during the first visit in 40 years by a U.N. Secretary-General, will convene a council of tribal elders to appoint a two-year transitional government. Donor countries linked pledges of more than $5 billion in international aid to democratic controls. But security remained a key issue as U.S. forces near Kandahar killed 15 Taliban and al-Qaeda fighters in the fiercest clashes...
...raises questions about his repeated promise to unite Democrats and Republicans. Anti-abortion activists hope that he will go even further by putting new restrictions on RU-486, the abortion pill authorized last year by the Food and Drug Administration. Their ultimate goal is for Bush to appoint new Supreme Court Justices who will overturn Roe v. Wade...
...Paris (see tribute). RETIRED. GEORGE CAREY, 66, from the position of Archbishop of Canterbury; in Canterbury, England. During 11 turbulent years helming the world's 70 million Anglicans, Carey dealt with such divisive issues as female priests and the church's bad financial investments. Prime Minister Tony Blair will appoint the 104th Archbishop by October. DIVORCED. MICHAEL JORDAN, 38, from Juanita, his spouse of 12 years, due to "irreconcilable differences"; in Chicago. The couple, who met in a windy-city restaurant during Jordan's second season with the Chicago Bulls, have three children...