He is said to want to nominate a woman: since the retirement of Sandra Day O'Connor, a notable swing vote on the court, only Ruth Bader Ginsburg remains, and she has been battling cancer.

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It also explains why Mets players walk around the clubhouse pantomiming their bowling throws the way Paul O'Neill used to mimic his swing between pitches in the outfield.

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Justice Sandra Day O'Connor will (as usual) have the swing vote.

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If confirmed by the Senate, Roberts would replace retiring Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who gained a reputation as a moderate swing voter in her 24 terms on the nation's highest court.

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Another bad sign: Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, a Reagan appointee who often provides the swing vote in 5-4 cases, also scrutinized Tribe closely--and rescued a stammering Olson at one point with a softball query.

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Third in seniority, O'Connor has, deliberately or not, become the "swing" justice, with her moderately conservative views often the deciding factor in close 5-4 votes.

CNN: A sensible justice

Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who usually sides with the conservatives, is considered the swing vote on this issue, as on many others.

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O.tel.o overall, he says, will turn cash-flow positive in 2002, a big swing from this year's likely loss of DM2 billion, half of which is eaten by Veba.

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