In 1983, Fred Fielding, the White House counsel, asked Roberts to evaluate a proposal then in circulation to create a kind of super appeals court to assist the Supreme Court with its ostensibly pressing workload.

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This series of moves would prevent Nixon from placing a White House hack like Fred Buzhardt in charge of the Justice Department.

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The first suspect, who was carrying the gun, was said to have been white, in his late 20s, wearing a dark Fred Perry waterproof jacket with a logo on the left breast area, a white hoody underneath, a balaclava and blue jeans.

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He wore a white striped cardigan that would have fit nicely on Fred Rogers.

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He agrees with fellow running back Fred Taylor, who says that with Mr. Belichick, "it's either black or white, no gray, " but he says he has also gotten praise from the coach.

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In the event the Pritzker nomination unravels, the White House has identified at least one backup candidate, according to a person familiar with the search: Fred Hochberg, chairman and president of the Export-Import Bank.

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