21.   The Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved the nomination of US ambassadors to two dozen countries, including former senator James Sasser as ambassador to China.

22.   The US delegation included senators Robert Dole and Daniel Inouye, both of whom were maimed in the Italian campaign.

23.   The US delegation at the ceremony included senators Robert Dole and Daniel Inouye, both of whom were maimed in the Italian campaign.

24.   Opponents, including some senators, have vowed to raise legal challenges, including possibly bringing it before the Supreme Court.