Bush Plays it Safe on Chief Justice
6th Sep 2005, 04:52 GMT
Bush selected Roberts to succeed the late Chief Justice Rehnquist, choosing to avoid a fresh ideological battle at this moment by naming Scalia or Thomas to head the Supreme Court.
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