2009年7月28日星期二

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Yahoo! News: Brazil


U.S. senator delays Brazil envoy nominee over ethanol (Reuters)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 01:50 PM PDT

U.S. Senator Charles Grassley (R-IA) questions Supreme Court nominee Judge Sonia Sotomayor during her Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearings on Capitol Hill in Washington July 14, 2009. REUTERS/Joshua RobertsReuters - A Republican senator threatened on Tuesday to delay approval of President Barack Obama's choice of ambassador to Brazil because the nominee advocated ending a U.S. tariff on ethanol imports.


US Senator warns may delay Brazil envoy (AFP)

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 11:21 AM PDT

Key US Senator Charles Grassley, seen here in 2007, warned Tuesday he would delay Senate confirmation of President Barack Obama's nominee as ambassador to Brazil over his apparent support for ending a US tariff on ethanol imports.(AFP/Getty Images/File/Chip Somodevilla)AFP - A key US Senator warned Tuesday he would delay Senate confirmation of President Barack Obama's nominee as ambassador to Brazil over his apparent support for ending a US tariff on ethanol imports.


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