Reply #14: original RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL link - with correct quote (not NewsMax!)

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http://www.rgj.com/news/stories/html/2005/07/06/103447.html

Senator urges moderate pick for high court

Ray Hagar
RENO GAZETTE-JOURNAL
7/6/2005 11:43 pm

U.S. senators should be considered by President Bush to fill the vacancy on the U.S. Supreme Court, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid said Wednesday.<snip>

Other issues

Reid also said in an hourlong interview that:

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Reid is wary of Clinton’s bid for president, saying there are other Democratic senators and governors who might be better candidates.

“It is a wide-open field,” Reid said. “The person who is leading at this stage is Hillary Clinton. Hillary Clinton, of course, has lots of money. She comes from a state with lots of people in it, but she still has a few ties to Arkansas. I think she is the person to beat, but that doesn’t necessarily mean she is the best candidate.”
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