Harriet Miers withdrew this morning as a nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court.

In announcing the decision, Miers and President Bush cited their concern with the requests of members of the Senate Judiciary Committee for documents dealing with her work as White House counsel that the administration has chosen to withhold as privileged.

But the nomination of Miers to replace Justice Sandra Day O’Connor was in deep trouble, with little support in the Senate, open criticism from many senators of both parties, and an outpouring of opposition from conservative activists and intellectuals.

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