Bush Bypasses Senate to Name GOP Fundraiser as Ambassador
Bush bypasses Senate to name ambassador
New York Post
04/04/07
President Bush named Republican fundraiser Sam Fox as U.S. ambassador to Belgium on Wednesday, using a maneuver that allowed him to bypass Congress, where Democrats had derailed Fox’s nomination. The appointment, made while lawmakers were out of town on spring break, prompted angry rebukes from Democrats, who said Bush’s action may even be illegal...
http://tinyurl.com/ynrklo
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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Bush Bypasses Senate to Name GOP Fundraiser as Ambassador
Bush named Republican fundraiser Sam Fox as US ambassador to Belgium on Wednesday, using a maneuver that allowed him to bypass Congress, where Democrats had derailed Fox's nomination. The appointment, made while lawmakers were out of town on spring break, prompted angry rebukes from Democrats who said Bush's action may even be illegal.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/040507K.shtml
New York Post
04/04/07
President Bush named Republican fundraiser Sam Fox as U.S. ambassador to Belgium on Wednesday, using a maneuver that allowed him to bypass Congress, where Democrats had derailed Fox’s nomination. The appointment, made while lawmakers were out of town on spring break, prompted angry rebukes from Democrats, who said Bush’s action may even be illegal...
http://tinyurl.com/ynrklo
Informant: Thomas L. Knapp
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Bush Bypasses Senate to Name GOP Fundraiser as Ambassador
Bush named Republican fundraiser Sam Fox as US ambassador to Belgium on Wednesday, using a maneuver that allowed him to bypass Congress, where Democrats had derailed Fox's nomination. The appointment, made while lawmakers were out of town on spring break, prompted angry rebukes from Democrats who said Bush's action may even be illegal.
http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/040507K.shtml
rudkla - 5. Apr, 14:32
