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‘THERE’S constant chatter about it,” says one Senate aide. “There’s a real expectation about it,” says another.“We think it will happen by the end of June,” says a third.

The “it” to which so many on Capitol Hill are referring these days is the widely anticipated retirement of a Supreme Court justice, thought to be a sure bet when the Court’s current term ends this summer. Who will go? Speculation centers on William Rehnquist and Sandra Day O’Connor, with Republicans expecting to-the-death confirmation fights as George W. Bush attempts to place young, solidly conservative judges on the Court.

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Byron York is a former White House correspondent for National Review.

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‘THERE’S constant chatter about it,” says one Senate aide. “There’s a real expectation about it,” says another.“We think it will happen by the end of June,” says a third.

The “it” to which so many on Capitol Hill are referring these days is the widely anticipated retirement of a Supreme Court justice, thought to be a sure bet when the Court’s current term ends this summer. Who will go? Speculation centers on William Rehnquist and Sandra Day O’Connor, with Republicans expecting to-the-death confirmation fights as George W. Bush attempts to place young, solidly conservative judges on the Court.