Published 3/25/2009
by CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney
at CNN Political Ticker
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Career diplomat Chris Hill, President Obama's choice to be the next U.S. Ambassador to Iraq, faced opposition Wednesday from powerful Republican senators who could delay or destroy his chances Hill was in otherwise friendly territory for his confirmation hearings before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Committee chairman, Sen. John Kerry, D-Massachusetts, spoke glowingly [...]
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