Frederic Remington paintings

Frederic Remington paintings
Francisco de Goya paintings
vacancies send mixed signals to a world that continues to hold a dim view of American policies - particularly in Arab and Muslim areas - even as it looks to the United States for leadership.The more attention-grabbing of the two is the US ambassadorship to the United Nations, for which Mr. Bush has nominated controversial arms-control diplomat John Bolton. Naming the blunt proponent of American power delighted conservatives while dismaying liberals and it's now held up in Senate committee where moderate Republicans wanted to take a second look.A committee vote is now set for as early as Thursday, with most observers at this point predicting Mr. Bolton's eventual confirmation. But the battle has left the seat unfilled at a time when countries are formulating positions on the