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Questions Raised about Obama’s Nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the UN for Management and Reform

The Senate Foreign Relations Committee is holding confirmation hearings this afternoon for five nominees. Full Article at The Heritage Foundation

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  1. File - In this Nov. 16, 2009 file photo, Wang Zifei, is seen at far right in the third row in the background while listening to President Barack Obama, left, answer questions during his town hall meeting at Shanghai Science and Technology Museum in Shanghai, China.
  2. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 25: (L-R) Malia Obama, first lady Michelle Obama, U.S. President Barack Obama and Marion Robinson hand out food at Martha's Table November 25, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  3. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 25: Malia Obama (2nd R), daughter of U.S. President Barack Obama (R), pats a turkey named 'Courage' as her sister Sasha (C ) and Walter Pelletier (L), Chairman of the National Turkey Federation look on during a presidential pardon at the North Portico of the White House Nov...
  4. Picture shows the duplicate of United Nations Displaced Person Identity Card issued on February 11, 1948 to Iwan Demjanjuk. Accused Nazi death camp guard John Demjanjuk goes on trial in Munich on November 30, 2009 to face charges he participated in the killing of 27,900 Jews in 1943.
  5. NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 11: Helen Bamber attends the Dag Hammarskjold Scholarship Fund for Journalists event at the United Nations on November 11, 2009 in New York City.
  6. WASHINGTON - NOVEMBER 10: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon makes brief remarks after meeting with members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at the U.S. Captiol November 10, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  7. MOSCOW - NOVEMBER 2: Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a joint press conference after Russian-Danish talks with Danish Prime Minister Lars Loekke Rasmussen November 2, 2009 in Moscow, Russia.
  8. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - NOVEMBER 2: United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon gives a press conference at UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) offices on November 2, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan. The UN secretary general today gave his backing to the next Afghan government.
  9. KABUL, AFGHANISTAN - OCTOBER 31: Afghan policemen search a vehicle at a checkpoint on October31, 2009 in Kabul, Afghanistan.

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