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The White House blamed Republican stonewalling for the failed nomination, saying in a statement that "it is now clear that Senate Republicans will not allow her to be confirmed." The Administration counted Senate votes "many times," according to a White House official who requested anonymity, but came up short as...
And a recess appointment, which some liberals urged, was out of the question, according to the White House official. Such an appointment sidestepping an up-or-down floor vote would have made Johnsen's goal to depoliticize the Office of Legal Counsel impossible "and would have led to partisan debates...
The Brotherhood's presence would also make it more difficult to maintain the unity of a coalition already stretched by its diversity. "There are lots of struggles within this coalition," opposition leader Nour told TIME last week. "However, we will not discuss the internal problems; we'll discuss what we...
Maybe Bertone should have taken the silent route too. Gay-rights groups around the world lashed out at the comment, starting with Chilean activist Rolando Jimenez, who called it part of a "perverse strategy by the Vatican to try to escape its own responsibility" for allowing abusive priests to go...
Vatican insiders say the brushup is the latest sign that the troubles in Rome run deeper than just the Pope's apparent difficulty in facing accusations about his role in the church's dark past on this issue. Blame often falls first on Bertone, whom Benedict plucked for the prime...