JOHN ROBERTS INVESTITURE CEREMONY

Jack Roberts, son of newly appointed Chief Justice John Roberts, runs from his mother, Jane Roberts, and sister Josie, 5, to greet his father on the front steps of the Supreme Court after John Roberts's investiture ceremony in Washington on Oct. 3 2005. (UPI Photo/ Kevin Dietsch)

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