US President George W. Bush seems to come under increasing pressure to withdraw his nomination of outspoken conservative John Bolton for UN ambassador. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee declined on Thursday to back Bolton, who has been plagued by charges of bullying and arrogance. If the White House does not withdraw his name, the Democrats have two options open to them. They could try to persuade as many Republicans as possible to oppose Bolton in the full Senate vote and thus embarrass the White House with the closeness of the result. Or they could try to mount a filibuster, talking the nomination out and forcing the White House to back down.

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