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To: geode00 who wrote (16888)	5/12/2005 4:38:09 PM
From: ThirdEye	Read Replies (1) of 361650

Panel Sends Bolton Nomination to Senate By Barry Schweid The Associated Press Thursday 12 May 2005 A divided Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Thursday sent the nomination of John Bolton to be United Nations ambassador to the full Senate for an up-or-down vote. But it took the rare step of withholding any recommendation of its own. The move kept the contentious nomination alive, leaving its fate in the hands of the GOP-run Senate. But the withholding of a committee endorsement was a slap at the president in one of the first big battles of his second term. The panel acted after a critical Republican member, Sen. George Voinovich, voiced opposition to the nomination, calling Bolton arrogant and bullying. But Voinovich broke an committee impasse by agreeing to let the full Senate vote rather than joining Democrats in a committee vote to block the nomination. All 10 Republicans voted to send the nomination to the floor and all eight Democrats voted no. Democrats vowed to try to defeat or block the nomination on the floor. Bolton, 59, who is now the top arms control diplomat at the State Department, has strong ties among political conservatives both inside and outside the administration. The panel delayed its vote for three weeks after four Republican members asked for more time to study accusations that Bolton bullied subordinates and exaggerated intelligence assessments. Three of the four said they'd decided to support Bolton, but Voinovich said he could not. "This United States can do better than John Bolton," Voinovich told the panel during a debate lasting over five hours. -------

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