U.N. Nominee Bolton Faces Tough Senate Questioning

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Published April 11, 2005 at 12:00 AM EDT

John Bolton, President Bush's nominee to be ambassador to the United Nations, pledges to build a more robust world body. He is expected to face tough questioning during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing Monday. Democrats hope to block the nomination of the blunt U.N. critic.

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