Crunch talks on Iran nuclear plan

John Bolton, the outspoken critic of the UN that President Bush installed in the UN during a recess of the Senate begins to deliver for the president:

"UN vote sends an unmistakable message to Iran"
John Bolton, March 29th 2006

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is joining foreign ministers from five other major powers to discuss a future strategy on the Iran nuclear issue...

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John Bolton: Critic of U.N. Named Envoy

March 2005: President Bush named Undersecretary of State John R. Bolton yesterday as the next U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, a surprise choice that would send an outspoken critic of the world body's effectiveness to its inner councils.

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Bush forces through Bolton as U.N. Ambassador in Senate Recess Appointment

President Bush installed John R. Bolton as ambassador to the United Nations yesterday, employing the presidential power to make temporary appointments to break through a wall of Democratic opposition to Bolton's confrontational brand of conservatism.

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