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Before Tuesday's cabinet meeting, President Bush told reporters that the short list of nominees to fill his second Supreme Court vacancy was wide open. With a smile toward the journalists present, he announced that he therefore welcomed wide media speculation, especially about Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. What a kidder. And what a difference a devastating hurricane makes. Two months ago, the White House met speculation over the president's first pick with antagonism. The president himself moved to quell talk about his friend the attorney general in threatening tones. But the president knew his audience. Journalists are particularly eager over Gonzales...

Swimmer, Boxer & Sheets March 17, 2005 BEGIN TRANSCRIPT RUSH: Today, the Republicans (story) "cleared the first of President Bush's blocked judicial nominees for Senate approval," came out of committee. This is "a move that Democrats say could lead to a filibuster confrontation that could shut the chamber down. The GOP-controlled Senate Judiciary Committee on a 10-8 party line vote agreed to send the nomination of former Interior lawyer William Myers to the full Senate for approval." Now, the Democrats big problem with William Myers is that he's too "anti-environment." He's too anti-environment? What the hell does that have to...