Word: connorism
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...test could come this summer. Most Supreme Court scholars think two members--Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist, 76, and Sandra Day O'Connor, who is nearly 71 and was the first woman on the court--want to pack up their robes and go. With a Republican in the White House (put there by the Justices, their critics complain), either could sign off knowing a replacement would bear passing ideological resemblance to him- or herself...
Last month a rumor shot through the legal community that O'Connor would announce her retirement within a few weeks; that came on top of her widely reported dismay, at an election-night party, over news that Florida had gone for Gore. It was "terrible," she said; her husband explained that she wants to retire but not with a Democrat choosing her successor. She's expressed the same desire to friends. Another report, even more recent, had Rehnquist pledging to take a chair at the University of Arizona law school next fall. The guessing game comes in the wake...
...stars George Clooney and Ewan McGregor and Cruise's Vanilla Sky ingenue Penelope Cruz--issued denials and ran for cover. Soon, sources close to Kidman hinted that the couple may have fought over the role of Scientology in the upbringing of their two adopted children, Isabella, 8, and Connor, 6. Cruise renounced Roman Catholicism in 1990 and has since become a sort of goodwill ambassador for Scientology, while Kidman, raised Catholic, was reportedly reluctant to raise her kids in L. Ron Hubbard's church. Kingsley dismissed the reports, saying, "Scientology had nothing to do with this." As for the timing...
...again/I made you believe..." And for a few wondrous moments, Rachel and her 10 girlfriends did believe that Britney Spears was in the house, lip-synching in front of the marble fireplace and rocking chair in Rachel's North Salem, N.Y., living room. On this recent Saturday, Shannon Connor, 21, an impersonator in hot demand at birthday parties throughout the New York City area, chose one of her more modest costumes, opting against what she refers to as the "nude outfit." She explains, "I think it would be too much for the families...
...Shadow developed nearly as much affinity for Bush in two hours as he had for Al Gore in eight years. Clinton later told friends, "Bush really connects. It's a mistake to underestimate him." And after seeing Clinton in May, at St. Patrick's Cathedral for John Cardinal O'Connor's funeral--Clinton reaching across four mourners to grasp Bush's hand during the Sign of Peace--Bush said, "I don't always respect the guy, but you gotta like him." Maybe they see the scamp in each other. At the Inaugural Day coffee, it was as if old friends...