butterbean
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 Posted: Mon Dec 04, 2006 10:52 am Post subject: John Bolton Calls It Quits |
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With his nomination stalled in the Senate, U.N. Ambassador John Bolton will resign, the White House said today.
President Bush placed Bolton in the position temporarily while Congress was in recess in August 2005, but the appointment expires when the session begins in January.
Democrats and some Republicans have fiercely opposed Bolton's nomination, contending he is too combative for the role of international diplomat.
Bush resubmitted Bolton's nomination last month, but with Democrats' recapturing Congress, his chances of confirmation were slim.
Sen. Joe Biden, D-Del., who will take over chairmanship of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has said he saw "no point in considering Mr. Bolton's nomination again."
White House deputy press secretary Dana Perino said Bush reluctantly accepted Bolton's resignation. She hailed the ambassador as a reformer at the U.N.
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