[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 150 (2004), Part 9]
[Senate]
[Page 11532]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           EXECUTIVE SESSION

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                           EXECUTIVE CALENDAR

  Mr. CRAPO. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
immediately proceed to executive session to consider the following 
nominations on today's Executive Calendar: Calendar Nos. 610 and 654. I 
further ask unanimous consent that the nominations be confirmed, the 
motions to reconsider be laid upon the table, the President be 
immediately notified of the Senate's action, and the Senate then return 
to legislative session.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The nominations considered and confirmed are as follows:

                         Department of Justice

       Matthew G. Whitaker, of Iowa, to be United States Attorney 
     for the Southern District of Iowa for the term of four years.

                          Department of State

       Constance Berry Newman, of Illinois, to be an Assistant 
     Secretary of State (African Affairs).

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