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GOP Lawmaker May Vote Against U.N. Nominee

WASHINGTON - A top Senate Republican raised the possibility Sunday that he might vote against President Bush's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations if more accusations surface about John Bolton's alleged harassment of analysts who disagreed with his views

With a Senate Foreign Relations Committee vote expected Tuesday, Sen. Chuck Hagel (news, bio, voting record) of Nebraska was asked whether he would endorse Bolton. "At this point, I will ... but I have been troubled with more and more allegations, revelations, coming about his style, his method of operation," said Hagel, the committee's No. 2 Republican.

More: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050418/ap_on_go_co/un_ambassador

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1. done

and boy is it being freeped!

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2. done

[American in Asia]

3. done - still only 2.0 with 189 votes (n/t)

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4. Done!

And Sapph did it also. :)

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6. done

Its only has a 2.16 rating with 200 votes.

[foreigncorrespondent]

14. Giving this one...

...a kick, before heading out the door for work!

:kick:

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5. Done. 2.14

[B Calm]

7. Its current average rating is 2.17 with 201 vote(s).

I gave it a 5...

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9. Its current average rating is 2.16 with 226 vote(s).

[dweller]

8. 2.24 w/ 205 votes. n/t

:thumbsup:

good work
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10. Was Sen. Hagel talking about problems like this ?

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Bolton Often Blocked Information, Officials Say
Iran, IAEA Matters Were Allegedly Kept From Rice, Powell

By Dafna Linzer
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, April 18, 2005; Page A04

John R. Bolton -- who is seeking confirmation as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations -- often blocked then-Secretary of State Colin L. Powell and, on one occasion, his successor, Condoleezza Rice, from receiving information vital to U.S. strategies on Iran, according to current and former officials who have worked with Bolton.

In some cases, career officials found back channels to Powell or his deputy, Richard L. Armitage, who encouraged assistant secretaries to bring information directly to him. In other cases, the information was delayed for weeks or simply did not get through. The officials, who would discuss the incidents only on the condition of anonymity because some continue to deal with Bolton on other issues, cited a dozen examples of memos or information that Bolton refused to forward during his four years as undersecretary of state for arms control and international security.

Two officials described a memo that had been prepared for Powell at the end of October 2003, ahead of a critical international meeting on Iran, informing him that the United States was losing support for efforts to have the U.N. Security Council investigate Iran's nuclear program. Bolton allegedly argued that it would be premature to throw in the towel. "When Armitage's staff asked for information about what other countries were thinking, Bolton said that information couldn't be collected," according to one official with firsthand knowledge of the exchange.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A61304-2005Apr17.html

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11. Its now 2.25 with 256 votes n/t

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12. done

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13. Done

2.34 now