Bush picks Roberts to succeed Rehnquist
5th Sep 2005, 14:48 GMT
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President George W. Bush nominated conservative appeals court judge John Roberts on Monday to replace the late William Rehnquist as chief justice of the Supreme Court, the top court in the United States.
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