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September 7, 2006

Senate delays vote on Bolton

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- A Senate panel postponed a vote today on approving John Bolton as U.N. ambassador, a job he has held temporarily since last year when President Bush appointed him over Democratic opposition.

Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Richard Lugar, R-Ind., gave no reason for the delay and did not say when the vote would be held. Bolton had been opposed by many Democrats but was expected to be confirmed by the Republican-led panel of which Rhode Island's Lincoln D. Chafee is a member.

Lugar said he removed the nomination from the agenda of today's committee meeting after conferring with several senators.

Bolton's approval by the committee would pave the way for a confirmation vote on the Senate floor.

Read more about the Bolton confirmation vote and Chafee's role in a Journal story today.

-- The Associated Press

Posted by Steve Peoples  at 12:00 PM | Permalink

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