Word: rathe
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Souter decided not to move into the office that went along with the job. Instead, he stayed put in the adjoining office he had occupied as the department's No. 2 man and gave the more prestigious quarters -- and the attention of the press -- to his deputy, Tom Rath, who welcomed it. Souter labored behind the scenes and spread the glory around. Then assistant attorney general Bill Glahn recalls, "If you screwed up, David took the blame. If you did well, you got the credit...
...that concern dissipated once Merrill got to know him. Former girlfriend Fink says, "Having never married, I know everyone is wondering does he have the empathy to understand women's issues. He's not all brain. He's a friendly, warm person and extremely considerate." His former colleague Rath says, "David is the kind of person who will visit a clerk who is in the hospital or attend the funeral of the mother of one of his employees." On Sundays, Souter wheels an aged churchgoer across the street to the general store to pick up her Sunday New York Times...
...lifers that Souter could be trusted, Hager was busy allaying the fears of members of the National Abortion Rights Action League. Hager kept repeating, "He has never associated with pro-life groups. His friends aren't pro-life." His closest political allies and friends -- Republican Senator Warren Rudman and Rath -- are pro-choice...