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Tomorrow (Sunday), the New York Times will have a lengthy article about conservative opposition to a Gonzales nomination. Here's part of it:

The groundswell of opposition to Mr. Gonzales was ... swirling around Mr. Bush this weekend as he headed to Camp David to begin considering a replacement for Justice O'Connor, a decision his aides said would not be announced before he returned from a trip to Europe at the end of next week.
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Administration officials discounted the conservative uprising against Mr. Gonzales, saying that Mr. Bush was already aware of the objections and was not convinced by them.

"It is what it is," said one senior administration official, who insisted on anonymity in exchange for discussing the White House views of the criticism of the attorney general. "The president is going to pick someone who is a true constructionist and who is correct in interpreting the law." The official said that Mr. Gonzales fit that description, but also that Mr. Bush might be wary of moving him to a new position so shortly after he was confirmed as attorney general.

For more info from confirmthem about Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, see here. Tom Goldstein of the Supreme Court Nomination Blog (SCtN) is predicting that Judge Priscilla R. Owen will be the nominee instead of Gonzales. Info about a bunch of other SCOTUS candidates is linked at the right side of the confirmthem home page.