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Linda Greenhouse's "Talk to the Newsroom" transcript:
Q. What was the most surreal moment you witnessed during your tenure?
A. It had to have been the day and night I spent in the Supreme Court press room on Dec. 12, 2000, waiting for the court to hand down its decision in the presidential election case, Bush v. Gore. ...As the hours passed, my editors kept calling. What did I know? I knew nothing. Dinner time came. Everyone was afraid to leave the press room. The court cafeteria was closed, and there was no convenient place to get anything to eat. One of the TV news crews ordered in some pizzas. I had assumed the opinion would come at any minute and had neglected to join in their order. As I watched them eat, I realized I was starving, and one of them gave me a bit of crust to chew on.
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Greenhouse reflects on 30 years covering the Supreme Court (NYT)
