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WASHINGTON – Senate Democrats are sounding out former State Department officials and at least one current one as they try building a case against the confirmation of John R. Bolton (search) as U.N. ambassador, congressional aides said Thursday. The State Department rallied behind him. Department spokesman Richard Boucher said Bolton …

TRIPOLI, Libya – A Libyan Central Bank (search) official said the government has withdrawn half a billion dollars from an escrow account meant for relatives of people killed in the downing of Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, the official news agency reported. The official, quoted in a JANA …

This is a partial transcript from “The Beltway Boys,” April 29, 2006, that has been edited for clarity. Watch “The Beltway Boys” Saturday at 6 p.m. and 11:30 p.m. ET and Sunday at 2:00 a.m. and 6:30 a.m. ET. MORT KONDRACKE, CO-HOST: Let’s check out our “Ups and Downs” for …