Bush likely to steer US high court rightward, after death o


<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/health/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050904/pl_afp/usjusticerehnquist"><img src="http://us.news3.yimg.com/us.i2.yimg.com/p/afp/20050904/capt.sge.era92.040905190518.photo00.photo.default-284x384.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=6XM8zQZSMoNzKNoIN7XS3w--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="A US flag flying at half mast is seen between the columns of the Supreme Court following the death of chief justice William Rehnquist in Washington, DC. Rehnquist, chief justice and a leading conservative voice on the US Supreme Court, died late 03 September from thyroid cancer, setting the stage for a new political battle for President George W. Bush over the makeup of the judiciary.(AFP/Mandel Ngan)" border="0" /></a>AFP - President George W. Bush promised to quickly nominate a successor to Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist, whose death has given the president a chance to put a conservative stamp on the court for decades to come.</p><br clear=all>

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