Sunday, June 10, 2012

Iraq ambassador nominee hits Senate opposition over racy e-mails

The White House’s pick for ambassador to Iraq has hit opposition in the Senate after reports revealed a racy e-mail exchange that he had in 2008 with a reporter when both were working in Baghdad.

Brett McGurk, whom President Obama tapped to lead the U.S. diplomatic mission in Iraq, was the subject of a confirmation hearing Wednesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, at which lawmakers voiced no serious concerns about his receiving Senate approval.

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