<p>WASHINGTON — The United States Court of Appeals for the District of Colombia overturned a lower court's decision and unanimously approved the appointment of Bush nominee Peter Kirsanow to the United States Civil Rights Commission. The president is pleased with this ruling," White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said Thursday. "The Bush administration is firmly committed to protecting civil rights for all Americans, and the Court of Appeals ruling will now allow the Civil Rights Commission to move beyond the question of membership to get to the important business before it."</p>