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Scandal cover-up

Paul Volcker continues to try and cover-up the U.N. Food-for-Oil scandal by seeking a restraining order in federal court that blocks former investigator Robert Parton from complying with two congressional subpoenas. Parton quit the investigation over the whitewash of Kofi Annan’s role in the scandal.

"We're in a cooling-off period, but we're going to work this out," said Sen. Norm Coleman, Minnesota Republican and chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs investigations subcommittee probing the program.

"We are going to get access to Robert Parton and we are going to be able to look at documents," Sen. Norm Coleman said.

Parton said in a statement released through his attorney that he made copies of IIC files "because of my concern that the investigative process and conclusions were flawed." He said he had intended to keep them private but felt he could not defy the congressional subpoena.

Bolton in

"I won't deny a lot of the information certainly brings great pause, but I fight the administration on so many issues, this is one of those that I've been with them on — to appoint their team," Sen. Lincoln Chafee said.

With the affirmation that Sen. Chafee would support John Bolton it is clear that Bolton will be confirmed as U.N. Ambassador.

"I think our team will be together," said Sen. George Allen of Virginia.