Obama, top Senate Democrat split on nuclear nominee
U.S. President Barack Obama greets audience members at a democratic party fundraiser in Dearborn, Michigan, April 18, 2012.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack Obama will renominate Republican Kristine Svinicki to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, defying opposition from his own party's Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, the White House said on Thursday.
Credit: Reuters/Jason Reed
Jeff Mason and Roberta Rampton
WASHINGTON
Thu Apr 19, 2012 4:15pm EDT
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