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Levin blocking 3 nominees in bid for war documents
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| Contributor | Joshua L. |
| Last Edited | Joshua L. Aug 09, 2005 08:08am |
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| News Date | Tuesday, August 9, 2005 02:00:00 PM UTC0:0 |
| Description | Sen. Carl Levin of Michigan, the ranking Democrat on the Armed Services Committee, says he is holding up nominations that the White House says are vital to the war on terror because the Senate is being denied information it needs for oversight of the war.
Mr. Levin has put holds on three nominees: Ben Powell, tapped to be the general counsel in the office of the new director of national intelligence; Alice Fisher, awaiting confirmation as head of the Justice Department's Criminal Division; and Eric Edelman, whose nomination as undersecretary of defense for policy has been pending since May.
Under the parliamentary procedure, a single senator can stall any nomination.
"These are critical national security positions that need to be filled soon," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said yesterday.
In the case of Miss Fisher and Mr. Powell, Mr. Levin is seeking information on detainee interrogation policy, congressional staff said.
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