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President Bush nominated federal appeals court Judge John Roberts Tuesday evening to fill the seat on the Supreme Court vacated by retiring Justice Sandra Day O’Connor. While both sides of the aisle have acknowledged that Roberts is a well respected jurist with impeccable credentials, both Republicans and Democrats, liberals and …

WASHINGTON – In a rare personal attack on the Senate floor, Sen. Edward M. Kennedy (search) accused Sen. Rick Santorum (search) on Wednesday of being self-righteous and insensitive for a column he wrote three years ago linking Boston’s liberalism to the sex abuse scandal in its Catholic diocese. Santorum, R-Pa., …

NEW YORK – Former WorldCom Inc. (search) Chief Executive Bernard Ebbers (search) likely will get a stiff prison term that could last the rest of his life when he is sentenced by a U.S. judge this week, legal experts said Monday. The one-time milkman and high school sports coach, who …