Article: Talbott's Myopia on Israel Fueling Capitol Hill Fight: Clinton's Pick

David Twersky
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02-04-1994
Talbott's Myopia on Israel Fueling Capitol Hill Fight: Clinton's Pick for. Slot at State Faces Battle

WASHINGTON -- The Clinton administration will face a major challenge to one of its top foreign-policy nominees as House and Senate Republicans gear up to fight against the confirmation of Ambassador Talbott as deputy secretary of state.

This week a Republican congressman joined forces with the leader of a Jewish group to call on President Clinton to withdraw the Talbott nomination. Mr. Talbott's writing on the Middle East has angered some Jewish groups, but it is his stands on Russia, and historically, on the Cold War, that have Republicans up in arms.

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