from the supreme court in washington dc. in a flag-draped casket ... justice antonin scalia was carried into the supreme court he helped change over the course of nearly three decades. his current and former clerks ... lined the steps in tribute. and inside the court's great hall ... his remains laid on the same catafalque that bore lincoln, kennedy and other great americans. nat prayer his son - father paul scalia - led a his fellow justices. among them ruth bader ginsberg - who recently remembered scalia as her "best buddy" - despite their ideological rivalry. the somber tone was a sharp contrast to scalia's humor, warmth and wit ... and it belied the fierce election-year battle to fill his vacant seat. the white house says president obama spent the past day reaching out to senate leaders from both parties. "there was an opportunity for the president to make clear that he is going to nominate someone." but this was a day to put politics aside ... as the president and first...