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...were highly visible in the David Souter nomination to the Supreme Court. Was that to divert attention from Souter's ties to John Sununu...
...People believe Sununu would block any Supreme Court nominee whose views on abortion he did not know...
...know for an absolute fact that neither I nor John Sununu, nor indeed the President of the United States, knows David Souter's views with any precision on the whole question of Roe v. Wade and Webster...
...first step was to phone Republican Senator Warren Rudman, a fellow Granite Stater who is among Souter's closest friends. According to Rudman, Sununu told him he was "trying to keep a low profile" on the nomination. He asked the Senator to fax to Washington a letter on the judge's behalf. It was included in materials delivered to Bush at Camp David...
Rudman passed on Souter's message to Sununu, who assured him that the President could learn what he needed from testimony at the judge's earlier confirmation to the federal appeals court and the record of his decisions. After separate interviews with Jones and Souter at the White House on Monday, Bush opted for the New Hampshirite, hoping that the judge's intellect and blue-ribbon resume would offset concerns about his sparse written record. "I have looked for the same dedication to public service and strength of intellect exemplified by Justice Brennan," said Bush. By putting forth a candidate...