For Bush, this pick may avert a battle

President Bush yesterday once again backed away from an open confrontation over the future of the Supreme Court, choosing a nominee whose lack of a record on divisive social issues guarantees that activists on both sides of the fierce battle over judicial nominations will be frustrated and angry -- with the White House, and not necessarily with each other. (Full article: 609 words)

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