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Court nominee is ambitious lawyer who has been trusted adviser to Bush

8y Donna Cassata

Asłocloted Pro** writor

WASIIINCIDN - Jtir aU tiul (alk nlMint I lamet Mim* Ik-ine a pa|»cr-pnshiiin idolizcr ilic prcsidcnt. n«|unintances say ilicrc In atmther side to ber.

lite Supremo Cdtiri nominee is a loti^i.amhitii>us luwyer wito willin^y UMitl hcr spurs iii cowboy country, a cmnpctitnr wito etawed ha \«ty to Tcwis' h-j»al pilinaclc and a heliiml-tlic-samos player wito hohl hor men aml tlicn sonie m tho Wbite I JousesWest Wm& dłcy sny.

(Ibsoreatimis. teslinmnials and tidhiislrmn friends and fur-mer coUcaptes haw pnt Miers' lift* in *Ji.ir]tcr (mus and sIujkhI -^!-tho dcl tato mor

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• yoar-nld Winie Ilonse eotimcl cal) Mtrvive tho cmt.sereauee macLstrmn mor ller noutinatMin.

lite Dallas City Cmtncil was hor Inne ctcciiw officc/lbat nut. howcvcr. palcd in comjwnson willi bard-nosal cantpaiyns for presidenl of lite Dallas Har Asso-ciation and tltc State Har of Tenis, whirlt ra|uired strony po-litical skilU Miers vvns lite lm»t lemalo presitlont ofboth ^roujK "Law firnts aro urotty cni-thtnai." said hucloe Hanus, Miers* oampaiyn manaper f«»r thecouncil racoin lUflfk Miers. tnie of 1L* w omen in lior Smithem Methmlist IJniwrsiw Liw Stltool dass. has a traci; record ni surminiiuitm chał-len^os and still opposinon. Sito wąs lite firstwonnut hiiotl by hor Dallas law firm. in l‘»7J. and lite lirst foliale presidenl ol liicko. Pumell. Kain &I larroll.

"You don*t ecl to be tbose tltinys witltont liaeinn that torii-tiule In yuu.** llartos said.

Miers deve!opcd a lepntatioit as a [►ersislatt impiisitor and wurkul for clients snclt as Microsoft Girp. and Wall Disney Co.

Sonie ttiltes liaw cnmplained aUiiit a silili tiar fociis otulottiny Is and Crossing Ts at lite e.v penso of tho big pteture.

Miers* acipiainlamo wilh Huslt. whom sito moi in tho HhKK. lwi Ui a profossional rola-liimsltip maiked liy loy.ilty sińce Hnsłi was Tenis Kmcrnnr.

Wlten lite newiycleetal prosi-dem noalwl a Wbite I lotise stall

seeretary in 2001. ho inmcdoo the person Kle had relied ujxm as a camliclate to reseatch any weaknessos lliat coitld ho ocploilrd hy

his op|X)i)clllś.

She Inter sererd as dopnłychiel of stalf lot |M»1icy aml nmv. ctionse],

"Yon nowi to be totipb aml smart and articu-lato and preparat. Sltes all tbose tltinys. liroll M. Ka-vanaiiyli. ait assisiant to tho president and stall scetelary. said in a telepboue iiuefww. In Wltile. Honso ineetinys. Miers "always pets to the heart of the in.tlliT." said kacaitatipli. a for-mer assmiate mtinseJ.

Sito was in ehaipeof tl w Wbite I lonse selectioit of a chief puslice nominee. veitmn camlidates* rccords and often playinp the tńtiRlHiuestioner.

"Wecl ho talkinn ahmil sonie-hodys backyroimd.' said łamani U*o. nowon loa\x*asox-ooiitivo vice piosidont of tho Ktleralist Socioty. tho cmtMTva-tivo grmtp wlioso Itoadlinod sjioakors . havo included Snp'onto Coiin jusiiros and Husli adnmustration ollicial.

“ llieio umild ho a moment ol silonco wltcil slte was cle.itly ihinkiiij: iiIkiiii wlial was Iteinj; said and llten slte wonld chat-lertffe li. aski/ig, 'Hm witał specilically in tbose opinioits stroniły mikkcnIs lliat lltis is .somoono .who ascrilM-s to jrnli ciał restramt?"* Iro s;iid.

Hoccntly roleasotl hirtltday prcetinus and wvU-\visl)cs Ite-twiH'11 lli.sli and Miers smmd like tbeaihili otpiiralent ot Iii-Ii-mIiihi] i nasi i notes A i cyn lar at C.tinp David and lite ptesidents ramii, siu^- wiole ol ber lunie lliat Huslt iwms lenna and Harlwra wonld teu>j;-ni/e that tłieir patentsaro"cool."

Snclt ptisbiuy lanptayo sltoiiS anotber siile of Miers. wito hsts ber fawuite ntmie as "lite Sm ind ol Musie" and wonld |ire-fer iee cieam for hor łasi ntoal. Siu* also is knowit ;ts a sdf-ollae-iiiK- inlensoly prir.ile person who nuoly talks alnmi hotsolt and wmikl crin^* at the dtssec-lionol ber lite aml carm.

Miers

Omsontiliw colmnnisis aro clamoriny lor MkTstowithdraw ber ttoniinaiion. ciiiii}* ber lack ol a jndicial rocord. Internet, blops are latnly cmnptaininy ałunu ber Itair style and use of black oyeliner.

ł'or all ol tho iinanswered qucs(inns almut Miers. ber do* votion to Huslt bas neyerbeen in douht.

In "Ask che Wbite I lonse" Online ehats. Miers was lite loyal soldier. nerndeciaiini; Irom llie adminisiralion lnie. ller IHII-1 leil Młm wles willi atfinu cam-pai|*n btimper stickeis is a mainsi.iv iii the Wbite-Mouse larkinp Im -- u leinimler of the miKltotirs siu* puls in.

She n-ali/cd a lony limo ayo that sito wonld never In* a In-ati-ty ipieen. In a sjuitIi in May. slte roealled that likootltor lintoyirls. slte iiseil to watch Miss America wheu she was yrowinn np and iinayine soineday haeini* lite looks to traverso a runway draped inanerniine robę.

"As tltey s;ty in Waslitncton. that was a slroicll." Miers told an andiem e ol Irieiuls. fannly and (ormer collea^iies. Mer aspir.t-tions lalof loctisetl on ittedicino. (lu n the law.

She iiocer inarried. and often . tr.wels to vis« ber ailinj;ni')tlier. wito is m a iintsiny Ilonie.

Years ayo. eoncitn alnmi bis sisters lieiny altnie in Dallas prompiod one hrotlier lo łuty Miers a .-IS calilu-r Smith Kr Wis-son. Iex;is Stmrenie Conti Intlge .\';trłj.i/i J/irlrt. a Itinid. srrid Miers kejn lite pin lor a lony linie but was a Imisy sltm.

I leclti also was patt of Miers' roliKMNis eonversimi Irom Koman Cathnlir and mcasinnal wmshipper at l.pisco|Kil and 1’u-shyteriaii servicestoan evan-Helieal at Willey Viow Christian Clntrch m Dallas.

At aj*o ;t-l. Miers was linptizod by luli mintersiou. eonsistent willi dte churchs teachinys.

Duikiny to assuap-conserra-lives. Wbite 1 leniso ollicials Itace cilocl ber conservativr relipotts iH-liets wltile arpiinn 'bal slte would not lei (hem utAuctwc ber judieuil opinions I leclit has said Miers heliecesUli¹ Ik^iis at eooeeption. opposes almrlion and siilisi-rihis (o wlial is cotn-inonly called a pio-lannly sel ol lieliels bnl docMtl comiemo «ay lelaiionships.

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