USA TodayObama nominees held up by GOP senator over contract beefUSA TodayThe latest political food fight: Sen. Richard Shelby, R-Ala., and the Obama administration over contracts and appointments. Shelby, from Alabama, has reportedly placed a blanket hold on more than 70 pending Obama nominees over the Pentagon's handling ...US Senator blocks all Obama nominees amid tanker feudAFPWhite House Blasts Shelby Hold on NomineesNew York Times (blog)Richard Shelby Holds Up Senate for Home State PorkCBS News (blog)Huffington Post (blog) -The Faster Times -Atlantic Online (blog)all 37 news articles »