Religion and the Miers Nomination
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Recent News:
Harriet Miers Withdraws Nomination (Wash Post, 10/27/05)
Miers Letter to the President
Bush's Response
Judiciary Panel May Ask Dobson to Testify (Wash Post, 10/24/05)
Contrary to Reports, Harriet Miers Was Not Raised as Catholic (CNS, 10/21/05)
With Miers, Dormant Issue of Religion on High Court Blooms (LA Times, 10/20/05)
Senators Assail Miers' Replies, Ask for Details (Wash Post, 10/20/05)
Miers Once Vowed to Support Ban on Abortion (Wash Post, 10/19/05)
Nominee Backed Ban on Abortion in 1989 Campaign (NY Times, 10/19/05)
Interpretations Differ After Talks With Miers (LA Times, 10/18/05)
Miers says she made no promises on abortion (USA Today, 10/17/05)
Pat Buchanan and Richard Land Are Asked About Miers' Stance on Abortion (Meet the Press, MSNBC, 10/9/05)
Bush Criticized Over Emphasis on Religion of Nominee (NY Times, 10/13/05)
Role of Religion Emerges as Issue (Wash Post, 10/13/05)
Bush: Miers' Religion Key Part of Her Life (AP, 10/12/05)
Defiant Dobson Denies Collusion (Rocky Mountain News, 10/12/05)
A Faith-Based Nomination (Weekly Standard, 10/11/05)
Home on Sunday, Miers Attends Church Twice (Dallas Morning News, 10/10/05)
Christians Concerned About Miers' Views (AP, 10/7/05)
In Midcareer, A Turn to Faith to Fill a Void (NY Times, 10/5/05)
Strong Grounding in the Church Could Be a Clue to Miers's Priorities (Wash Post, 10/5/05)
Miers Was Leader in Effort Within Bar to Rescind Support for Abortion (NY Times, 10/4/05)
Roberts Court Will Face Big Choices Early (Christian Science Monitor, 10/4/05)
Bush Chooses White House Counsel Harriet Miers for Supreme Court (AP, 10/3/05)
Opinion:
Faith Hasn't Ruled High Court Justices (Op-Ed, USA Today, 10/24/05)
Why They Can't Hit The Right Note (Editorial, TIME, 10/24/05)
Miers: Faithful to Whom? (Editorial, Washington Post, 10/18/05)
Keep the Faith Off High Court (Op Ed, Newsday, 10/17/05)
An 'Evangelical Seat'? (Editorial, LA Times, 10/17/05)
Faith and Change – A Paradox for Politics (Editorial, LA Times, 10/17/05)
Out of Bounds (Editorial, Orlando Sentinel, 10/16/05)
Bush's Flim-Flam on Faith (Op Ed, Boston Globe, 10/15/05)
In Her Own Words (NY Times, 10/13/05)
With Miers, the Right Redefines 'Fair Game' (Op-Ed, Phil Inquirer, 10/13/05)
Faith, Works and Harriet Miers (Op-Ed, Orlando Sentinel, 10/13/05)
Heaven Knows Where Dobson Will Go (Op-Ed, Rocky Mountain News, 10/13/05)
Interest Group Statements:
Alliance for Justice
American Atheists
American Center for Law and Justice
Americans United
Committee for Justice
Family Research Council
Focus on Family
People for the American Way
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