But a narrowly averted strike over pay by airline staff in the run-up to Christmas delayed, and may block, the switch.

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The Boston Globe reports the White House Chief of Staff Erskine Bowles has "begun actively searching" for another ambassadorial post for Weld, based on signals Helms might not block such a switch.

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