October 31, 2005
Miers Canceled Nomination
:Three weeks and three days after Bush’s announcement of Harriet E. Miers to be the next-associate justice on the Supreme Court, Miers withdrew among speculation that she would not be confirmed. Conservatives had fought the nomination and television ads opposing her nomination were to begin this week. Bush said that he “reluctantly acceptedâ€? her decision. It is widely expected that Miers will continue to serve the President as White House counsel.
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