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John Bolton: Back in the Spotlight
In March of 2005, President Bush nominated John Bolton to be the U.S. Ambassador to the the United Nations. The nomination ran into trouble in the U.S. Senate, and by August many began to wonder if Bolton would get enough Republican votes to confirm the nomination.Rather than risk defeat, the president used his "recess appointment" authority to put Mr. Bolton in the job without a vote. Recess appointments have strict expiration dates and, in this case, Bolton's comes on January 3, 2007. Is the president going to try and send Bolton through the official confirmation process again? Will he try to do it this summer....in case the Republican party loses Senate seats this fall? Has Bolton's track record changed any minds on Capitol Hill? A few pundits are already chiming in including Scott Paul. And a sneak preview of what another Bolton confirmation hearing might look like is slated for this Thursday morning. Ambassador Bolton will appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at 9:30am ET to discuss United Nations reform efforts. This will be his first visit there since the initial confirmation hearings last year. Posted by: ryuge 2006-05-24 |
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