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Tuesday, December 05, 2006
Senate Armed Services Committee approves Gates nomination
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- After just one day of testimony, the Senate Armed Services Committee Tuesday unanimously approved Robert Gates' nomination to be the next defense secretary and sent it on to the full Senate.
The panel's chairman, Sen. John Warner, R-Va., announced the committee's decision early Tuesday evening, at the end of a closed session. Earlier in the day, Gates testified in a public session, telling senators he believes "the status quo isn't acceptable" in Iraq. |
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