Souter bids goodbye to court colleagues

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U.S. Supreme Court Justice David Souter made a habit of avoiding public acclaim during almost two decades in Washington.

For just a few minutes on Monday, he opened up a bit, saying in public how much his life had been enriched by the strong bonds forged with his fellow justices.

Reading aloud from a letter to his colleagues, Souter noted that he will not be sitting with the court again, but neither "will I retire from our friendship, which has held us together despite the pull of the most passionate dissent."

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Chief Justice Roberts, responding for the Court, said "David, don't let the door slam your ass on the way out!"