Bush selection for ambassador to Iraq receives Senate approval

Friday, May 7, 2004

WASHINGTON -- John Negroponte won easy Senate confirmation Thursday as the United States ambassador to Iraq as Democrats put aside their opposition to President Bush's postwar policy to support his choice.

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