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Sandra Day O'Connor stepped down unexpectedly from the Supreme Court on Friday, closing out a career as the first woman justice and the anchor of a shaky majority for abortion rights. President Bush pledged to name a successor quickly as the costliest confirmation battle in history took shape. O'Connor's decision to retire created the first vacancy at the high court in 11 years, and marked the departure of the justice who had become the majority maker in a stream of 5-4 cases covering abortion, affirmative actio