http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/John_BoltonFind stories, videos, and photos about John Bolton from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Thu, 26 Nov 2009 03:02:42 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com//cnn/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/07/zakaria.clinton/tztop.new.fareed.cnn.jpghttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/John_Bolton14433Find stories, videos, and photos about John Bolton from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/07/zakaria.clinton/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/asiapcf/08/07/zakaria.clinton/index.html#cnnSTCTextLaura Ling and Euna Lee are back in the United States after President Bill Clinton flew to North Korea to negotiate the journalists' release.Sat, 08 Aug 2009 17:46:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1815748,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1815748,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsAnalysis: The President can't end Iran's nuclear program in the time he has left. So he's passing the problem on Wed, 18 Jun 2008 18:00:00 EDThttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1685063,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicshttp://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1685063,00.html?xid=feed-cnn-topicsIn his new book, the former U.N. ambassador complains that Bush has betrayed his own gut instinctsFri, 16 Nov 2007 21:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/11/pakistan.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/meast/11/11/pakistan.nuclear/index.html#cnnSTCTextGlobal security experts expressed concern Sunday that Pakistan's nuclear arsenal could wind up in the hands of Islamic radicals after President Gen. Pervez Musharraf last weekend declared a state of emergency.Mon, 12 Nov 2007 00:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/13/nkorea.talks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/13/nkorea.talks/index.htmlU.S. officials on Tuesday defended the Bush administration's policy shift on North Korea, which coincided with an agreement by Pyongyang to begin to close down its nuclear program.Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/12/nkorea.talks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/asiapcf/02/12/nkorea.talks/index.htmlNorth Korea has tentatively agreed to close down its nuclear weapons program in exchange for energy aid, U.S. and Chinese officials said Tuesday.Mon, 12 Feb 2007 19:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/04/iraq.ambassador/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2007/POLITICS/01/04/iraq.ambassador/index.htmlThe U.S. ambassador to Iraq, Zalmay Khalilzad, is the leading candidate to be the next American ambassador to the United Nations, three Bush administration officials told CNN Thursday.Thu, 04 Jan 2007 23:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/04/bolton.resigns/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/04/bolton.resigns/index.htmlAn unhappy President Bush said Monday he regretfully accepted John Bolton's decision to leave his temporary job as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.Mon, 04 Dec 2006 21:54:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/04/bolton.feedback/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/12/04/bolton.feedback/index.htmlU.N. Ambassador John Bolton will step down after his temporary appointment ends, the White House said Monday.Mon, 04 Dec 2006 19:20:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/12/mideast/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/12/mideast/index.htmlAn Israeli rocket launched into Gaza killed a 16-year-old and wounded a Palestinian national guard soldier Sunday morning, Palestinian medical sources said.Sun, 12 Nov 2006 08:48:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/11/un.israel/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/11/11/un.israel/index.htmlThe United States vetoed a U.N. Security Council resolution Saturday that would have condemned Israel for its military operations in Gaza.Sat, 11 Nov 2006 17:53:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/10/bolton.congress/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/10/bolton.congress/index.htmlThis is probably not what President Bush had in mind when he stressed bipartisanship after the Democratic Party's midterm elections sweep.Fri, 10 Nov 2006 06:02:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/09/bolton.congress/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/11/09/bolton.congress/index.htmlOn the same day President Bush promised a new bipartisan Washington, he began efforts to get two of his most controversial decisions approved before the Democrats take over Congress.Fri, 10 Nov 2006 00:08:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/31/ivins.advice/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/31/ivins.advice/index.html"There's no doubt in my mind, with your help, Dave Lamberti will be the next United States congressman" -- President George Bush last week, endorsing Jeff Lamberti.Tue, 31 Oct 2006 22:09:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/15/nkorea.sanctions/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/15/nkorea.sanctions/index.htmlThe United States is maintaining diplomatic pressure on China to help enforce U.N. sanctions on North Korea for its claimed nuclear test.Sun, 15 Oct 2006 05:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/14/nkorea.sanctions/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/14/nkorea.sanctions/index.htmlThe U.N. Security Council voted unanimously Saturday to slap North Korea with trade, travel and other sanctions as punishment for its claimed nuclear weapons test.Sat, 14 Oct 2006 05:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/13/nkorea.sanctions/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/13/nkorea.sanctions/index.htmlThe U.N. Security Council has agreed to vote Saturday on whether to slap sanctions on North Korea over its purported nuclear test, said John Bolton, U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.Fri, 13 Oct 2006 05:19:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/12/korea.nuclear.test/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/12/korea.nuclear.test/index.htmlDespite concerns from China and Russia for more diplomacy, the United States is pushing the U.N. Security Council to pass a strong resolution against North Korea this week after Pyongyang's reported nuclear test Monday.Thu, 12 Oct 2006 06:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/11/korea.nuclear.test0515/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/11/korea.nuclear.test0515/index.htmlConcern of a second nuclear test by North Korea fueled growing tensions across the Asia Pacific region Wednesday.Wed, 11 Oct 2006 09:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/10/korea.nuclear.test/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/10/korea.nuclear.test/index.htmlThe United States believes North Korea attempted to detonate a nuclear device but that "something went wrong," and the blast was relatively small, a U.S. government official said Tuesday.Tue, 10 Oct 2006 04:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/09/us.nkorea.ap/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/10/09/us.nkorea.ap/index.htmlPresident Bush on Monday denounced a reported North Korean nuclear test as provocative, "unacceptable" and a threat to global peace and security.Mon, 09 Oct 2006 14:05:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/04/nkorea.nuclear.un/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/04/nkorea.nuclear.un/index.htmlA day after North Korea said it will conduct a nuclear test, world powers called for restraint.Wed, 04 Oct 2006 06:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/nkorea.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/10/03/nkorea.nuclear/index.htmlNorth Korea, citing American belligerence and pressure, said Tuesday it will conduct a nuclear test.Tue, 03 Oct 2006 10:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/20/thailand.coup/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/09/20/thailand.coup/index.htmlThailand's military coup leader has pledged to choose a new prime minister within two weeks and return power to the people as soon as possible.Wed, 20 Sep 2006 04:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/01/iran.deadline0700/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/01/iran.deadline0700/index.htmlThe threat of sanctions has not convinced Iran to stop enriching uranium or to comply with demands that the Islamic republic prove its program is peaceful, a U.N. report said Thursday.Fri, 01 Sep 2006 11:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/01/iran.deadline/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/09/01/iran.deadline/index.htmlIran's president argued for his country's pursuit of nuclear technology Friday in an address to residents of Maku city, stating peaceful nuclear energy use is "an inalienable right of the country," according to Iran's state-run IRNA news agency.Fri, 01 Sep 2006 06:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/31/iran.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/31/iran.nuclear/index.htmlA U.N. deadline for Iran to halt its uranium enrichment activities expires Thursday with Iran showing no signs it intends to comply.Thu, 31 Aug 2006 05:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/29/sudan.unforce/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/US/08/29/sudan.unforce/index.htmlSudanese President Omar al-Beshir again rejected calls for him to accept a U.N. force in the Darfur region of Sudan, while the United States pushed for a vote on a U.N. resolution to provide up to 17,300 U.N. troops for such a mission.Wed, 30 Aug 2006 00:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/29/iran.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/29/iran.nuclear/index.htmlIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has called on U.S. President George W. Bush to participate in a "direct television debate with us," so Iran can voice its point of view on how to end problems in the world.Tue, 29 Aug 2006 09:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/26/iran.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/26/iran.nuclear/index.htmlIranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has said his country's nuclear program is for peaceful purposes and the new heavy-water production plant he inaugurated Saturday would serve medical, agricultural and scientific needs.Sat, 26 Aug 2006 11:36:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/22/iran.inspectors/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/22/iran.inspectors/index.htmlThe Iranian government has provided a detailed written response to a package of incentives offered by the United States and other Western nations for Tehran to roll back its nuclear program.Tue, 22 Aug 2006 06:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/21/mideast.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/21/mideast.main/index.htmlIsraeli troops shot two or three Hezbollah militants Monday in southern Lebanon, the Israel Defense Forces said.Mon, 21 Aug 2006 17:11:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/05/mideast.main/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/08/05/mideast.main/index.htmlThe U.N. Security Council met for several hours Saturday with no word on the fate of a draft resolution to halt the 25-day war between Israel and Hezbollah in Lebanon.Sat, 05 Aug 2006 04:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/23/mideast.bolton/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/23/mideast.bolton/index.htmlAgainst growing international criticism that Israel's response to Hezbollah's July 12 attack has been disproportionate, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations on Sunday defended Israel's use of force.Sun, 23 Jul 2006 19:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/20/mideast.diplomacy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/20/mideast.diplomacy/index.htmlU.N. chief Kofi Annan called on Thursday for an immediate end to the fighting between Israeli and Hezbollah forces.Thu, 20 Jul 2006 16:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/19/mideast.diplomacy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/19/mideast.diplomacy/index.htmlU.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will not go on a peace mission to the Mideast before next week, giving Israel time to "defang" Hezbollah, a senior administration official said Wednesday.Wed, 19 Jul 2006 11:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/17/mideast.diplomacy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/07/17/mideast.diplomacy/index.htmlLebanon's government should play a role to bring peace to the nation which has been crippled by violence between Israel and Hezbollah, said the chief of a United Nations delegation in Beirut on Monday.Mon, 17 Jul 2006 14:59:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/29/ivins.missiles/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/29/ivins.missiles/index.htmlY'all, this isn't gonna work.Thu, 29 Jun 2006 15:29:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/21/nkorea.missile/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/06/21/nkorea.missile/index.htmlU.S. President George W. Bush has warned North Korea it will face further isolation if it violates agreements by test launching a missile believed capable of reaching the continental United States.Wed, 21 Jun 2006 13:21:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/08/ivins.foreignpolicy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/06/08/ivins.foreignpolicy/index.htmlIt occasionally occurs to me that if I could understand the Bush administration's foreign policy, I might like it. After months of threatening Iran with everything up to and including nuclear war, we are now full of Sweet Reason and offering to have diplomatic talks with the very people we have been denouncing as Beyond Vile.Thu, 08 Jun 2006 20:57:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/02/iran.meeting.bolton/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/05/02/iran.meeting.bolton/index.htmlThe United States will seek economic sanctions on Iran if the U.N. Security Council does not "fulfill its responsibilities" in pressing the Iranians to suspend its nuclear program, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations said Tuesday.Tue, 02 May 2006 22:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/30/tyrrell.bolten/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/30/tyrrell.bolten/index.htmlDid you catch Sen. Harry Reid's reaction to President George W. Bush's replacement of Chief of Staff Andy Card with Budget Director Joshua Bolten? Reid, the Democratic leader in the Senate, called Bolten a "failure." It could have been worse. He might have inveighed against Bolten's terrible temper. In fact, the Democrats still might sound the alarm over reports of Bolten's terrible temper.Thu, 30 Mar 2006 16:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/17/liberia.taylor/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/03/17/liberia.taylor/index.htmlLiberian President Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf on Friday asked her Nigerian counterpart to hand over Charles Taylor, the exiled former Liberian leader who faces war crimes charges.Fri, 17 Mar 2006 17:45:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/14/ivins.bush.foreign.policy/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/14/ivins.bush.foreign.policy/index.htmlIt's hard to keep up with George W. Bush's shuttles between internationalism and isolationism. You may recall he first ran for office declaring he was against nation-building and other such effete, peacekeeping efforts. None of that do-gooder, building-a-better-world stuff for him -- he couldn't even be bothered to learn the names of the Grecians and Kosovians.Tue, 14 Mar 2006 15:43:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/05/iran.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/03/05/iran.nuclear/index.htmlIran will resume large-scale nuclear enrichment if the International Atomic Energy Agency board of governors refers the Islamic Republic to the U.N. Security Council, the country's chief nuclear negotiator said Sunday.Sun, 05 Mar 2006 14:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/01/southasia.nuclear/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/03/01/southasia.nuclear/index.htmlThe U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton said on Wednesday the way India and Pakistan had obtained nuclear arms was legitimate, in contrast to Iran which he accused of pursuing atomic weapons in violation of its international undertakings.Thu, 02 Mar 2006 04:06:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/25/syria.un/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/25/syria.un/index.htmlA draft U.S.-French resolution being circulated Tuesday among the U.N. Security Council says Syria "must detain" Syrian officials or individuals suspected of involvement in the assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri.Tue, 25 Oct 2005 22:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/21/lebanon.hariri/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/WORLD/meast/10/21/lebanon.hariri/index.htmlU.N. investigators have found "converging evidence" of Lebanese and Syrian involvement in the February killing of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri, a released report has concluded.Fri, 21 Oct 2005 06:18:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/14/un.reform/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/09/14/un.reform/index.htmlWorld leaders are examining ways to revitalize the United Nations at a summit in New York, but their blueprint falls short of Secretary-General Kofi Annan's vision of freedom from hunger, persecution and war.Wed, 14 Sep 2005 07:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/01/bolton.appointment/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/08/01/bolton.appointment/index.htmlPresident Bush plucked his long-stalled nomination of John Bolton for U.N. ambassador out of the hands of the Senate on Monday, naming the controversial nominee to the post through a recess appointment.Mon, 01 Aug 2005 12:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/31/bolton.appointment/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/31/bolton.appointment/index.htmlSen. Christopher Dodd urged President Bush on Sunday to reconsider appointing John Bolton as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations without Senate confirmation.Sun, 31 Jul 2005 16:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/28/bolton.appointment/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/07/28/bolton.appointment/index.htmlPresident Bush may use a recess appointment early next week to install John Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations, two senior administration officials told CNN Thursday.Fri, 29 Jul 2005 01:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/07/04/leavitt.bolton/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/LAW/07/04/leavitt.bolton/index.htmlThe July 4th holiday reminds us of lofty ideals drawn from the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution about the importance of democracy, participatory government and checks and balances.Mon, 04 Jul 2005 15:43:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/21/senate.bolton/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/21/senate.bolton/index.htmlWhite House officials say President Bush is keeping his options open in his fight to have John Bolton installed as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.Tue, 21 Jun 2005 08:39:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/20/senate.bolton/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/20/senate.bolton/index.htmlRepublicans failed for the second time Monday to move the Senate toward a vote on President Bush's nomination of John R. Bolton to be ambassador to the United Nations.Mon, 20 Jun 2005 22:34:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/16/senate.bolton/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/16/senate.bolton/index.htmlThe chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee offered what he called a compromise to break the impasse over President Bush's pick for U.N. ambassador, but a leading Democrat rejected the deal.Thu, 16 Jun 2005 08:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/14/bolton.nomination/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/14/bolton.nomination/index.htmlSenate Majority Leader Bill Frist of Tennessee and fellow Republican Sen. John McCain of Arizona joined forces Tuesday to portray Democrats as obstructionists to the nomination of John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, pressing the urgency of filling the post with the president's pick.Tue, 14 Jun 2005 19:40:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/09/senate.bolton/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/06/09/senate.bolton/index.htmlSenate Democrats will not allow a vote on President Bush's choice for U.N. ambassador unless the White House hands over records of communications intercepts Bolton sought from the secretive National Security Agency, Minority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday.Thu, 09 Jun 2005 21:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/30/brutish.senate/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/30/brutish.senate/index.htmlThe lavishly acclaimed new era of good feelings in the Senate lasted less than four days.Mon, 30 May 2005 14:29:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/05/30/8261248/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2005/05/30/8261248/index.htmIF YOU LIVE LONG ENOUGH, YOU SEE just about everything, I guess. Robber barons who once reengineered thousands out of their jobs become philanthropists. Austrian movie stars morph into high state o...Mon, 30 May 2005 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/27/bolton.senate/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/27/bolton.senate/index.htmlAfter hours of heated debate over President Bush's nomination of John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Senate Republicans late Thursday failed in their bid to cut off debate over the nomination -- prompting Majority Leader Bill Frist to lampoon Democrats for engaging in "another period of obstruction."Fri, 27 May 2005 13:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/26/bolton.senate/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/26/bolton.senate/index.htmlA Senate vote on John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations won't come until at least next month after Democrats forced a delay Thursday, demanding the Bush administration turn over documents.Thu, 26 May 2005 20:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/24/bolton/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/24/bolton/index.htmlHeated debate over John Bolton -- President Bush's choice for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations -- spilled over onto the Senate floor Wednesday, with a key Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee saying it would be a mistake to appoint Bolton to such an important position.Wed, 25 May 2005 00:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/18/senate.bolton/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/18/senate.bolton/index.htmlDemocrats on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee issued a report Wednesday that portrays President Bush's nominee to be U.N. ambassador as unfit to serve.Thu, 19 May 2005 02:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/13/filibuster/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/13/filibuster/index.htmlMavericks have rights in the United States Senate. This week, they got something else -- the political Play of the Week.Fri, 13 May 2005 20:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/12/bolton.defender/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/12/bolton.defender/index.htmlJanice O'Connell, the veteran Democratic staff expert on Western Hemisphere affairs, acted as though she were seeing an apparition at 2:30 p.m. last Friday.Thu, 12 May 2005 15:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/12/senate.bolton/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/12/senate.bolton/index.htmlIn a blow to the White House, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted Thursday to send the nomination of John R. Bolton to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations to the full Senate without a recommendation.Thu, 12 May 2005 12:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/11/rice/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/11/rice/index.htmlOn the eve of a crucial Senate committee vote, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice underscored her support for John R. Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, saying she urged President Bush to nominate him.Thu, 12 May 2005 00:49:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/10/bolton.armitage/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/10/bolton.armitage/index.htmlFormer Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage often clashed with President Bush's nominee to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, according to a close aide to former Secretary of State Colin Powell.Tue, 10 May 2005 20:58:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/05/un.ambassador/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/05/05/un.ambassador/index.htmlSenate Democrats warned Thursday they might delay a vote on President Bush's pick for U.N. ambassador a second time unless the State Department turns over documents requested by the Foreign Relations Committee.Fri, 06 May 2005 01:16:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/25/bolton.nomination/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/25/bolton.nomination/index.htmlSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice urged the Senate on Monday to move forward on the nomination of John Bolton as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.Tue, 26 Apr 2005 00:23:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/24/bolton.nomination/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/24/bolton.nomination/index.htmlA series of new allegations surfaced Sunday against John Bolton, adding fuel to the dispute surrounding President Bush's pick for U.N. ambassador and further calling into question whether he will ultimately get the post.Sun, 24 Apr 2005 21:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/22/senate.bolton/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/22/senate.bolton/index.htmlFormer Secretary of State Colin Powell has been pulled into the battle over the nomination of John Bolton as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, but just what he is saying is not publicly known.Fri, 22 Apr 2005 21:15:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/21/senate.bolton/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/21/senate.bolton/index.htmlPresident Bush urged senators Thursday to "put aside politics" and confirm John Bolton as the country's new U.N. ambassador, calling him "the right man at the right time for this important assignment."Thu, 21 Apr 2005 13:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/20/rice.bolton/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/20/rice.bolton/index.htmlThe White House blasted Senate Democrats on Wednesday for delaying a vote on President Bush's choice for U.N. ambassador, saying nominee John Bolton was the victim of trumped-up complaints about his treatment of subordinates.Wed, 20 Apr 2005 11:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/19/bolton.senate/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/19/bolton.senate/index.htmlThe Senate Foreign Relations Committee delayed a scheduled vote Tuesday on President Bush's pick for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations when a Republican member balked at voting during a contentious hearing.Tue, 19 Apr 2005 15:14:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/18/boxer.tm/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/18/boxer.tm/index.htmlAt 5 ft. tall, California Senator Barbara Boxer can reach most lectern mikes only after her staff sets up a 3-in. stand dubbed the Boxer box.Mon, 18 Apr 2005 16:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/18/bullies/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/18/bullies/index.htmlTell me that Bob Jones III, the president of the segregationist South Carolina university of the same name, has been nominated as chairman of the Civil Rights Commission.Mon, 18 Apr 2005 14:51:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/18/senate.bolton/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/18/senate.bolton/index.htmlA leading Republican senator said Sunday that President Bush's pick for U.N. ambassador has his vote "at this point," but added that he was troubled by criticism of the nominee.Mon, 18 Apr 2005 11:42:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/15/bolton.un/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/15/bolton.un/index.htmlThe Bush administration went on the offensive Friday to support the president's controversial nomination of John Bolton to be the next ambassador to the United Nations.Sat, 16 Apr 2005 01:26:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/14/bolton/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/14/bolton/index.htmlWhy did Monday's Democratic assault on John Bolton at the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have so little to do with how he would perform as U.S. ambassador at the United Nations and so much about Cuban biological warfare?Thu, 14 Apr 2005 16:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/12/bolton.un/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/12/bolton.un/index.htmlIn testimony before a Senate panel Tuesday, a former State Department official described President Bush's choice for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations as an "800-pound gorilla" who bullied underlings and tried to get an analyst fired in a dispute over intelligence.Tue, 12 Apr 2005 13:17:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/11/bolton.un/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/POLITICS/04/11/bolton.un/index.htmlJohn Bolton, President Bush's choice to represent the United States at the United Nations, told senators Monday that the world body must play "a critical role" that requires "strong American leadership."Mon, 11 Apr 2005 14:08:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/07/bolton/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/US/03/07/bolton/index.htmlPresident Bush on Monday nominated Undersecretary of State John Bolton to be U.S. ambassador to the United Nations.Mon, 07 Mar 2005 16:28:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/24/iran.nuclear.program/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/06/24/iran.nuclear.program/index.htmlIran has announced a "substantial resumption" of its uranium enrichment program and may have already stockpiled chemical weapons, a State Department official said Thursday.Thu, 24 Jun 2004 22:45:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/05/13/libya.armstrade/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/africa/05/13/libya.armstrade/index.htmlLibya has told the United States it will halt military trade with countries believed to be proliferating weapons of mass destruction, the State Department said Thursday.Thu, 13 May 2004 22:50:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/nkorea.talks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/nkorea.talks/index.htmlSix-nation talks on resolving the North Korea nuclear crisis began Wednesday in Beijing after a flurry of last minute meetings offered some hope on Pyongyang's willingness to scrap its weapons programs.Wed, 25 Feb 2004 07:52:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/nkorea.talks.thurs/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/25/nkorea.talks.thurs/index.htmlA second day of talks over North Korea's nuclear program has begun in Beijing with delegates expected to focus on a three-stage plan proposed by South Korea to defuse the standoff.Wed, 25 Feb 2004 02:49:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/18/nkorea.talks/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/asiapcf/02/18/nkorea.talks/index.htmlNext week's six-party talks in Beijing on North Korea's nuclear weapons program are likely to have a "positive outcome", according to South Korea's foreign minister Ban Ki-moon.Wed, 18 Feb 2004 05:59:00 EST