A Double Vacancy in the Wings? ; Rehnquist May Also Step Down Soon

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Such a scenario would almost certainly escalate the high- decibel, high-dollar political showdown both sides already expect.

Peter Baker writes for The Washington Post. Send comments about this article to oped@northjersey.com.

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A Double Vacancy in the Wings? ; Rehnquist May Also Step Down Soon

A WEEK AFTER Justice Sandra Day O'Connor announced her retirement, the White House and its allies are preparing for the possibility that Chief Justice William Rehnquist might soon follow suit, opening up a second vacancy to fill and scrambling the politics of this summer's brewing nomination battle.

Talk of a possible Rehnquist retirement has reached full boil again as Republican strategists mapped out...

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