The court has nine members: a chief justice and eight associate justices. The chief justice is also appointed by the president and approved by the Senate.

　　The Constitution gives just one job to the chief justice: to lead any presidential impeachment trials. However, the chief justice is considered the top officer of the court. The chief justice leads meetings where cases are discussed, and may choose the justices who write the court's opinions.

　　The chief justice today is William Rehnquist. President Richard Nixon nominated him as an associate justice in nineteen-seventy-two. In nineteen-eighty-six, President Ronald Reagan nominated him chief justice. Mister Rehnquist has held that job ever since.

　　Annie Lennox

　　HOST:

　　Annie Lennox became famous during the nineteen-eighties as lead singer of the rock group the Eurythmics. That group is no longer together. But last month Annie Lennox released her third independent album. Steve Ember tells us more.

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　　The name of the album is "Bare" -- as in without clothes, open to the world, breakable. Annie Lennox says the name also describes her feelings about herself.

　　The songs are less angry, less robotic, than earlier music by Annie Lennox. The music on "Bare" seems lighter in spirit, more playful. The first song establishes an atmosphere. It is about life’s good things – right down to the air we breathe. It is called “A Thousand Beautiful Things.”

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　　Annie Lennox launched “Bare” with a series of performances in the United States, Canada and Europe.

　　She performed this song from the album in Washington. It is all about learning to accept lost love and not looking for happiness in holes along the road. It is called “Pavement Cracks.”

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　　Music critics say the clear quality of Annie Lennox’s voice comes through in her newest album. We leave you now with a song that is perhaps the best example. It is called “The Saddest Song I’ve Got.”

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　　HOST:

　　This is Doug Johnson. Today’s program was written by Shelley Gollust, Jill Moss and Nancy Steinbach. Our producer was Paul Thompson. And our studio engineer was Tony Pollack.

　　I hope you enjoyed our program! Join us again next week for AMERICAN MOSAIC -- VOA’s radio magazine in Special English.