Bush picks judge for SC
Afp, Washington
Embattled US President George W. Bush yesterday nominated a conservative appeals court judge, Samuel Alito, to the Supreme Court in a move expected to heal a rift in his Republican party. In a joint public appearance at the White House, Bush called Alito -- who would replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor -- "one of the most accomplished and respected judges in America." The announcement came after Bush's previous pick, longtime aide Harriet Miers, withdrew amid charges of cronyism and a revolt within the president's Republican party from conservatives who doubted her ideological purity. It also came as the White House sought to fight out from under deep political trouble linked to the case for war in Iraq after Vice President Dick Cheney's chief aide was indicted in a CIA leak investigation on Friday.
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