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Sunday, April 8, 2007

Biden Objects To Recess Appointment Of New Ambassador To Belgium

(The Politico) Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Joe Biden (D-Del.) is objecting to President Bush's decision to give a recess appointment to Sam Fox as new U.S. ambassador to Belgium. Bush made the appointment on Wednesday.

Senate Democrats, especially Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.), the Democratic presidential nominee in 2004, raised concerns about the appointment of Fox, who is a big Republican donor. Fox gave $50,000 to the "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth," an anti-Kerry group that ran ads against the Massachusetts Democrat.

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