Monday, October 23, 2006

Bad Mine Vibes

Reuters AlertNet - Bush defies Senate, appoints mine agency head: "
By Lisa Lambert

WASHINGTON, Oct 19 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush appointed former energy executive Richard Stickler to head the federal mine safety agency on Thursday, even though the U.S. Senate rejected Stickler's nomination twice in two months.

Bush made a 'recess appointment,' taking advantage of the congressional break to put Stickler temporarily in the position, a choice he made when he appointed John Bolton the ambassador to the United Nations..."

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