NATION : Souter Sought Assurances
Supreme Court nominee David H. Souter sought assurances that he would not be asked how he would rule on specific issues before he agreed to be screened as a candidate for the high court, Sen. Warren B. Rudman (R-N.H.) said today.
Souter talked with Rudman by telephone after the White House called the New Hampshire judge Sunday night and invited him to Washington for an interview.
A short time later, Souter placed a second call to Rudman, who said the jurist wanted assurances. The senator said he contacted White House Chief of Staff John H. Sununu, who said Souter had nothing to fear.
Souter met today with other senators before hitching a ride back to New Hampshire aboard Air Force One with President Bush, who will spend the weekend in Kennebunkport, Me.
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