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By Rick Klein, Globe Staff | May 28, 2005
WASHINGTON -- White House officials declined yesterday to give senators the extra documents they are seeking regarding John R. Bolton, President Bush's choice to become ambassador to the United Nations, setting up a major standoff with Senate Democrats over the long-troubled nomination.
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Democratic senators sidetracked a final vote on Bolton's nomination late Thursday, saying they will keep it from the Senate floor until the Bush administration hands over the information they have been seeking for two months. But a White House spokeswoman said yesterday that senators have all the documents they need to make a decision on Bolton, and accused Democrats of playing politics with a key diplomatic post.
''John Bolton enjoys majority [Senate] support, and it's a shame that Democrats are stopping a vote,' said Erin Healy, a White House spokeswoman. ''This is about partisan politics, not documents.'"
By Rick Klein, Globe Staff | May 28, 2005
WASHINGTON -- White House officials declined yesterday to give senators the extra documents they are seeking regarding John R. Bolton, President Bush's choice to become ambassador to the United Nations, setting up a major standoff with Senate Democrats over the long-troubled nomination.
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Democratic senators sidetracked a final vote on Bolton's nomination late Thursday, saying they will keep it from the Senate floor until the Bush administration hands over the information they have been seeking for two months. But a White House spokeswoman said yesterday that senators have all the documents they need to make a decision on Bolton, and accused Democrats of playing politics with a key diplomatic post.
''John Bolton enjoys majority [Senate] support, and it's a shame that Democrats are stopping a vote,' said Erin Healy, a White House spokeswoman. ''This is about partisan politics, not documents.'"
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