"Nothing's going to pot because an ambassador's not there. I've seen them come and I've seen them go and the best thing is when they go." Sen. Jesse Helms (R.-N.C.), chair of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, commenting on the committee's continuing inaction on 30 of President Clinton's ambassadorial nominations.
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The Blessing Or the Curse? 
         
     
     
     
     
     
     
     
                         
                         
                         
                        