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Former U.N. Ambassador John R. Bolton opens contentious state GOP convention

By Seema Mehta
 and Maeve Reston
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As California Republicans opened their biannual convention in Sacramento on Friday, former United Nations Ambassador and potential 2012 GOP presidential candidate John R. Bolton delivered a searing indictment of President Obama’s foreign policy.

The speech took place as the state party struggles to deal with its November ballot losses, intra-party fighting over endorsements and whether Republican legislators should negotiate with Gov. Jerry Brown about his budget proposal, which would close a multibillion-dollar deficit partly by extending tax hikes.

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Read more at Politics Now: Former U.N. Ambassador John R. Bolton bashes Obama on Libya

-- Seema Mehta and Maeve Reston in Sacramento

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Seema Mehta

Seema Mehta is a veteran political writer who is covering the 2024 presidential race as well as other state and national contests. She started at the Los Angeles Times in 1998, previously covered multiple presidential, state and local races, and completed a Knight-Wallace fellowship at the University of Michigan in 2019.

Maeve Reston

Maeve Reston is a former political reporter for the Los Angeles Times.

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