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NOW. >> GOOD AFTERNOON. I'M BARBARA MEADE, I'M ONE OF THE OWNERS HERE. AND IT'S MY PLEASURE THIS AFTERNOON TO HAVE JOAN,
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THE AUTHOR OF THE NEW BIOGRAPHY OF OUR JUST RETIRED SUPREME COURT JUSTICE
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SANDRA
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DAY O'CONNOR. JOAN HAS BEEN A REPORTER FOR THE -- ON THE SUPREME COURT NOW FOR ABOUT 16 YEARS WITH THE "CONGRESSIONAL QUARTERLY," "THE WASHINGTON...
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AND MY SISTER WHO FLEW IN FOR THIS. IF YOU READ THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, YOU WILL SEE THAT SHE HELPED CHECK MORE THAN 1,000 CITATIONS WHEN THIS WAS PUT...
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OH, THAT'S EASY. WHY DIDN'T RUTH BADER GINSBURG GET SO. ATTENTION? SHE SAID THAT THE AGE OF CONSENT IS 12 AND SHE'S A CARD CARRYING MEMBER OF THE...
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JUSTICES THEMSELVES WOULD LOVE TO FILE IT AWAY. WHENEVER I DO THESE APPEARANCES OR TALK ON THE RADIO, PEOPLE CALL UP AND SAY, WHAT IS IT ABOUT BUSH...
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WHAT HE IS REFERRING TO -- AND THIS IS WHAT JUSTICE O'CONNOR WAS SO ANGERED ABOUT. THE FLORIDA STATE SUPREME COURT IN THE MINDS OF THE MAJORITY ON ...
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THAN THEY SHOULD
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HAVE GONE. THE U.S. SUPREME COURT IN TWO SEPARATE RULINGS SAID THAT THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE DONE IT. I BELIEVE THAT EVERYBODY IS STILL ABOUT AS DIVIDED...
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VASTLY ENRICHED BY HER APPOINTMENT. I'M NOT ONLY HAPPY
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FOR SANDRA BECAUSE SHE IS SO COMPETENT AND SO DESERVING, BUT I'M HAPPY FOR MYSELF
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AND MY FAMILY BECAUSE ALL OF OUR LIVES HAVE BECOME MORE INTERESTING. SANDRA'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS DON'T MAKE ME A LESSER MAN. THEY MAKE ME A FULLER MAN....
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WAS ALREADY A LITTLE BIT ILL, SO I DID NOT INTERVIEW HIM. I FOUND OUT IN THE COURSE OF DOING THIS THAT HE HAS KEPT A DAILY JOURNAL SINCE PRESIDENT REAGAN...
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DECISIONS AS NOT BEING FACT DRIVEN. >> JUSTICE SCALIA WITHIN THE COURT IS ONE OF HER GREATEST CRITICS ABOUT THIS KIND OF FACT INTENSIVE APPROACH...
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COME FROM THE LEGISLATORS, THAT EACH CASE SHOULD BE DECIDED ON THE FACTS THAT THE NATIONS SHOULD NOT BE PUSHED ONE WAY OR ANOTHER BY NONELECTED JUDGES,...
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CHOSEN TO
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REPLACE SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR. >> THE REASON THAT I ASKED YOU TO COME UP TO THE MICROPHONE IS I THOUGHT, HOW WILL I COME UP WITH AN ANSWER. OTHER THAN...
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HAD. ,. MORE WOMEN TO LOOK AT THAN -- MANY, MANY MORE WOMEN TO LOOK AT
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THAN PRESIDENT REAGAN HAS. YOU KNOW, WE STILL HAVEN'T HAD THE HEARINGS, SO WE DON'T KNOW HOW HARRIET MIERS WILL DO IN THOSE. THANK YOU. >> I HAVE QUEA....
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THE BRETHERAN WAS ENTIRELY BUILT AROUND INTERVIEW WS LAW CLERKS. I PROBABLY INTERVIEWED -- MAYBE ABOUT 100 LAW CLERKS
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ALL TOTAL. AND FROM OTHER CHAMBERS, MOSTLY WILLIAM BRENNAN, THAT WAS A CHAMBER THAT I WANTED TO GET INSIDE AND FIND OUT HOW HE FELT TOWARD HER. BECAUSE...
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O'CONNOR HAD THAT OR IF THAT IS A JUSTIFIED CRITICISM. >> WHAT I THINK THE CRITICISM OF HARRIET MIERS, WHAT ARE HER VIEWS AT ALL? AND DOES SHE HAVE...
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FOR EXAMPLE, CRIMINAL APPEALS, TO BE AWARE OF FEDERAL CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, SO SHE HAD SOME EXPERIENCE IN THAT. IN TERMS OF HER WELL-FORMED VIEWS, I DON'T...
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PAPERS ILLUMINATING WITH REGARD
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TO O'CONNOR SINCE OFTEN THEIR POSITIONS WERE DIFFERENT
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ON VARIOUS CASES AND WHAT YOU FOUND ABOUT THAT >> JUSTICE BLACKMAN SAVED EVERYTHING, EVERYTHING, AND I REALLY MEAN IT. SO SHE PASSES HIM A NOTE ONE...
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I THINK THAT WE HAVE TAKEN THE WRONG TURN. BOTH OF THEM I LOVED, BUT ESPECIALLY THE ONE ABOUT HER BEING PAINED. ANYTHING THAT SHOWS THE MORE EMOTIONAL,...
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IMPORTANT AND TIMELY
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BOOK. IF PEOPLE WILL HELP US FOLD UP THE CHAIRS, PLEASE, AND LINE UP TO
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MY RIGHT. JOAN WILL SIGN COPIES. THANKS FOR COMING. >> THANK
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YOU. >> GOOD JOB. >> THANK
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YOU. >> SANDRA DAY O'CONNOR, HOW THE FIRST WOMAN ON THE SUPREME COURT BECAME ITS MOST INFLUENTIAL JUSTICE. VISIT HARPERCOLLINS.COM FOR MORE INFORMATION....
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EASTERN. >> WHY
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