1.0 link 28903 <![CDATA[Bolton Update: Is Vote Delay Harbinger of Defeat?]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/bolton-update-is-vote-del_b_28903.html Item: Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Richard Lugar abruptly pulls the plug on today's scheduled vote on John Bolton.

Speculation: Lincoln Chafee wouldn't play nice and was ready to vote no, meaning Bolton's nomination would have to be sent to the full Senate without the committee's endorsement, so the GOP opted for delay rather than defeat.

Story Behind the Story: I'm hearing that the White House put a lot of pressure on Lugar to put all the business of...

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