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Roberts tells panel he would join high court 'with no agenda'

Nominee for chief justice to face first questions today

By Rick Klein
Globe Staff / September 13, 2005

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WASHINGTON -- Declaring that he would ascend to the nation's highest court ''with no agenda," Judge John G. Roberts Jr. told the Senate committee examining his nomination that he'll bring a humble approach and an open mind to the Supreme Court and insisted that, as chief justice of the United States, he'll respect the precedents set by the justices who ... (Full article: 1342 words)

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