President George Bush's controversial choice for America's ambassador to the UN faces possible rejection at Senate confirmation hearings next week as Democrats explore allegations that he bullied US officials into supporting Washington's foreign policy positions.
Hearings into the nomination of John Bolton, the undersecretary of state for arms control who has a record of harsh criticism of the UN, were due to start last Thursday but were postponed because some members of the Foreign Relations Committee were travelling to Rome for the papal funeral.
But more serious trouble is now brewing with the nomination after Democrats on the committee who oppose him began researching claims that Mr Bolton may have more than once pressured officials at the State Department to support administration views on Iraq and other issues.
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