"The nomination of [President Barack] Obama's pick to head USAID, Dr. Rajiv Shah, moved to the full Senate for consideration after receiving a unanimous voice vote from the Senate Foreign Relations Committee" Tuesday, Politico's Laura Rozen reports on her blog (12/8). "[Shah's] experience working with all types of stakeholders and outcome-driven results will serve him well," Sen. Benjamin Cardin (D-Md.), a member of the committee, said, CongressDaily reports (12/9). Foreign Policy's "The Cable" blog reports that the Senate vote on Shah could come as early as Friday... 
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