Aides ready for Rehnquist exit; CNN, press corps skeptical

RAW STORY

Expectation dims after Bush touches down

Supreme Court Chief Justice William Rehnquist's resignation is imminent--and he may have already issued his resignation to President Bush, senior aides say, but most no longer believe the resignation will be announced Friday.

RAW STORY has learned that senior reporters at CNN believe such reports are bogus, saying they feel that conservative columnist Robert Novak--who first floated such reports--is flat wrong. A Time Magazine reporter dispatched an email across the city at 4:30, asserting the White House has rescheduled Monday meetings for Tuesday to accommodate a retirement announcement Monday, though others on the Hill say the meetings were rescheduled earlier this week.