Rehnquist has thyroid cancer; will keep schedule

WASHINGTON -- Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist has been diagnosed with thyroid cancer and was hospitalized over the weekend, a surprise development in the final week of the election campaign that highlights a president's power to fill Supreme Court vacancies. (Full article: 1210 words)

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