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Mon Nov-01-04 08:34 PM
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Olson: Bush can make recess appointment to replace Rehnquist

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Newsday has a story coming up that quotes Ted Olson, former solicitor general and Bush's lawyer during the recount coup d'etat in 2000, arguing that Bush can just make a recess appointment if Rehnquist steps down.

A recess appointment does not require Senate approval, although the Senate can reverse it later. But if the Senate remains Republican, that's not likely to happen.

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