Pentagon nominee Gates to go before Senate panel
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Robert Gates, President George W. Bush's choice to take over the Pentagon as the Iraq war grinds on, goes before the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday for what is expected to be quick hearing before likely Senate confirmation later this week.
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U.S. Senate confirmation hearings for President Bush's nominee for CIA director, Republican Rep. Porter Goss, will begin Sept. 8, the chairman of the Senate intelligence committee said on Sunday.
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U.S. military officials have held initial hearings for three terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay, including the alleged mastermind of the September 11 attacks on the United States, the Pentagon said on Monday.
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Exclusive: For the second time, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is transferring a top-level commander rather than promoting a younger leader--raising eyebrows among military leaders
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates announced today that Marine Gen. Peter W. Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will step down at the end of his two-year term in September, a decision Gates said he made to avoid possibly contentious re-nomination hearings before the...
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Today, the Pentagon will kick off one of the Bush administration&#39;s most controversial creations in its war on terrorism by conducting preliminary hearings for
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WASHINGTON - Two influential Senate Republicans are putting forward competing proposals to change the intelligence community's leadership structure, despite words of caution from top Pentagon officials.    As Congress works through the August recess to consider recommendations from the Sept...
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The Senate overwhelmingly approved Robert M. Gates yesterday as the new defense secretary to replace Donald H. Rumsfeld, sealing a swift confirmation with a vote of 95 to 2 that reflected bipartisan confidence in   his willingness to overhaul U.S. strategy in Iraq.
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The Senate Armed Services Committee this morning is holding a confirmation hearing on Robert M. Gates, the former CIA chief and National Security Adviser nominated by President Bush to replace outgoing defense secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld.
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The Senate Judiciary Committee's top Democrat said Wednesday that Alberto Gonzales will face tough questioning during hearings on his nomination to become the next attorney general but is on track to be confirmed.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates was cautious in his assessment of progress in the war as he prepared to meet Saturday with top U.S. military and civilian officials and the country's prime minister.
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(Washington-AP) Sept. 14, 2004 - The Senate Intelligence Committee opens hearings Tuesday morning into the nomination of Porter Goss as CIA chief, succeeding George Tenet, who resigned.
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A controversial figure takes charges of a State Department advisory panel.
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A Senate committee will move forward with a bill that would authorize military tribunals to try suspected terrorists without many of the provisions the Bush administration wants, its chairman said Wednesday.
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates sought to defuse a row between a top Pentagon aide and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday over her request for details of plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq.
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Microsoft Corp.  Chairman  Bill Gates will testify Wednesday at a congressional hearing on  American business competitiveness, the Senate Health, Education  and Labor Committee said on Friday.
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When Robert Gates testifies before a Senate panel in two weeks, Democrats will voice their opposition to administration war policies and gauge Gates' willingness to change them. But they probably won't stand in his way to becoming the next defense secretary.