Cautious selection could still face confirmation battle

WASHINGTON -- John G. Roberts Jr.'s career reads like a 1950s Boys' Life primer on how to prepare for the Supreme Court: Harvard College, Harvard Law School, a clerkship with Justice William Rehnquist, a stint in the Justice Department arguing cases in front of the high court, and a short preparatory tenure on the Court of Appeals for the District ... (Full article: 800 words)

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