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  Officials: Bush Plans to Install Bolton
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ContributorJ.R. 
Last EditedJ.R.  Jul 30, 2005 12:04am
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News DateJul 30, 2005 12:00am
DescriptionWASHINGTON -- President Bush intends to announce next week that he is going around Congress to install embattled nominee John Bolton as the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, senior administration officials said Friday.

Bush has the power to fill vacancies without Senate approval while Congress is in recess. Under the Constitution, a recess appointment during the lawmakers' August break would last until the next session of Congress, which begins in January 2007.
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