Partisanship Delays Nominees ; Coburn Lifts His Objection On Voa Bias

The Washington Times › May 28, 2008

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A Republican senator has lifted his hold on the confirmation of President Bush's nominee as the nation's top public diplomacy official, but the nomination is still stuck in the Senate because of a larger partisan dispute, administration and congressional officials said yesterday.

Sen. Tom Coburn, Oklahoma Republican, had blocked James Glassman's nomination over concerns about anti-American bias in Voice of America's (VOA) programs. Mr. Glassman is chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG), which is in charge of U.S. government broadcasts.

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Partisanship Delays Nominees ; Coburn Lifts His Objection On Voa Bias

"We understand that the hold has been lifted," one administration official said. "There seems to be another small problem, but we hop...

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