Thanks, dianavan. I'll check it.

kat and wyzy, you are not alone. It's possible, imo, that those ties will be enough to doom her nomination.

"U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy said Monday that he does not know much about Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers and has concerns about her close ties to President Bush.

"I do not know Ms. Miers well and I did not meet her until recently, six months after she became the White House counsel," he said. "What I do know is that she has a reputation for being loyal to this president, whom she has a long history of serving as a close adviser and in working to advance his objectives."

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