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  • Rehnquist remembered for his humor, humility

    09/08/2005 9:28:34 PM PDT · by Aussie Dasher · 7 replies · 369+ views
    The Washington Times ^ | 9 September 2005 | Stephanie Mansfield
    President Bush was among the crowd of friends and family who gathered yesterday at St. Matthew's Cathedral in the District to pay tribute to the late Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist. By all accounts, the man who had served on the Supreme Court for more than 33 years was a character. Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, archbishop of Washington, drew laughter at the funeral when he recalled that in January 2001, Chief Justice Rehnquist was scheduled to speak at a Mass. "He said he was going to speak on the disputed presidential election." Cardinal McCarrick said he privately worried that it...