Word From O'Connor Sets Off Pre-Fourth Fireworks
5th Sep 2005, 14:46 GMT
As reporters filed into the office of Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.) yesterday afternoon for a briefing on the process to replace Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, Frist aide Bob Stevenson called out cheerfully: "This is a great introduction to the Fourth of July weekend. Anybody have to cancel plans?"