The White House unveiled three new nominations to the Federal Election Commission on Tuesday, but the new names are unlikely to break a Senate confirmation deadlock that has paralyzed the campaign law enforcement agency since January.

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The BBC's Jon Leyne in Cairo says confirmation of a date in June had been expected but after a long preamble, the commission only expressed hopes about the timetable.

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