Confirmed: Senate will hold hearings on Bolton nomination

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Confirmed: Senate will hold hearings on Bolton nomination, setting stage for new fight

John Byrne
Published: Friday July 21, 2006

Fast-track: Hearings scheduled next Thursday after key critic changes stance

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee has confirmed that they will hold a fresh hearing on the nomination of Bush's pick to the United Nations, John Bolton, who failed to be confirmed by the Senate after his initial appointment by President Bush last year.

In a posting on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee website -- which has not been reported previously -- the Committee has publicly confirmed that they will hold hearings on Bolton's nomination next Thursday at 9:30 am ET.

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According to a senior Democratic aide, Sen. Biden demanded a hearing earlier this year to highlight the dubious nature of Bolton's recess appointment. Bolton was appointed by President Bush during a congressional recess after the Senate refused to appoint him.

Now that one of Bolton's most vehement Senate critics has changed his tune, the hearing is likely to embarrass Democrats.

more at:
http://www.rawstory.com/news/2006/Confirmed_Senate_will_hold_hearings_on_0721.html

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1. Yeah, 'cos hearings were so effective the first time around.

Hell, can't they put this off until, say, after the mid-terms?