Fred Fielding is one smart lawyer.....

BUSH PICKS REAGAN ATTORNEY AS HARRIET MIERS REPLACEMENT In a signal that he could be open to working more closely with congressional Democrats rather than stonewalling, President Bush plans to name the widely respected Republican lawyer Fred F. Fielding as WhiteHouse counsel this week, party sources tell TIME.Fielding, who held the same position under President Ronald Reagan, will succeed the President's friend Harriet Miers, who last week announced herresignation, effective Jan. 31. An official who has been briefed on the impending announcement, which could come as soon as Tuesday, calledFielding "the ultimate Washington lawyer-insider — he's the man to see."http://www.time.com/time/nation/
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