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To: kumar who wrote (82141)	10/31/2004 2:17:12 AM
From: mistermj	of 793845

A Long Shadow Bush v. Gore roiled a nation. It's back—and, given Rehnquist's health, looming larger than ever By Debra Rosenberg NewsweekNov. 2 issue - At a reunion with his former law clerks in May, Supreme Court Justice John Paul Stevens was in a reflective mood. As more than a hundred clerks and other guests dined in an elegant room at the court, the oldest justice rose to make a speech. Stevens quickly invoked one of the most painful moments in the court's recent history—Bush v. Gore, the controversial 5-4 decision that handed George W. Bush the presidency in 2000. He paid tribute to the hardworking clerks who had weathered the electoral storm, inviting them to stand while the crowd applauded enthusiastically. Stevens has never backed away from his stinging dissent in the case. And his homage to the clerks is just one signal that, even four years later, Bush v. Gore is still on the justices' minds. [more] msnbc.msn.com

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