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From: LindyBill	7/14/2005 11:23:41 PM
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I guess Rhenquist plans to leave feet first on a gurney. "Rehnquist Denies Rumor of Retirement By DAVID E. SANGER WASHINGTON, July 14 - Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist said Thursday night that he would remain in his post "as long as my health permits," effectively ending months of speculation that he would retire because of his thyroid cancer. The announcement simplifies a complex calculus for President Bush in coming weeks as he chooses a nominee to succeed Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who announced her retirement on July 1. With Justice Rehnquist's announcement, Mr. Bush can now focus the Senate's attention on a single replacement for one of the court's swing votes. "I am not about to announce my retirement. Justice Rehnquist, 80, said in a statement first disclosed by The Associated Press. "I will continue to perform my duties as chief justice as long as my health permits." The statement did not come from the court, but was released by the justice himself Thursday night after his discharge from Virginia Hospital Center in Arlington, Va. He had been taken by the ambulance on Tuesday night after developing a fever. His hospitalization had further fueled speculation that he would soon step down. Those rumors have swept Washington since he announced last October that he had thyroid cancer. Since then, neither he nor the court have released any information about his treatment or his prognosis. The chief justice was driven in a court car from the hospital to his home, Kathy Arberg, the court's information officer, said." nytimes.com

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