Pentagon nominee faces US Senate
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A US Senate panel is set to discuss the nomination of Robert Gates as the country's new defence secretary.
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WASHINGTON-- US Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga., member of the Senate Select Committee on intelligence, delivered a statement to the Senate regarding the nomination of Rep. Porter Goss, R-Fl.
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The US Senate has confirmed President George W. Bush's nomination of former US spy chief John Negroponte as deputy secretary of state.
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The Iraq war debate in Congress is expected to heat up this week as the Senate takes up a major defense spending bill and the Pentagon rushes to finish a report on the war's progress.
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A Pentagon official accused by a leading Senate Democrat of deceiving Congress about intelligence on Iraq&#39;s pre-war links to the al-Qaida terrorist network says the dispute is
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Robert Gates, nominated to replace Donald Rumsfeld as U.S. defense secretary, on Tuesday said all options for the war in Iraq were on the table, and that the U.S. course of action will determine the likelihood of a "regional conflagration" in the Middle East.
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Gen. George Casey, nominated for the post of Army chief of staff, faced severe questions Thursday from senators about the strategies he implemented when he was the commander of U.S. and coalition troops in Iraq.
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One of the best-known US senators says he has been misidentified as someone on a terrorism watch list at airports in recent months.
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Alberto Gonzales, the White House nominee for attorney general, is likely to face a grilling at a Senate hearing.
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BURLINGTON, Vermont  - From pressing for hearings on Iraq to probing no-bid contracts awarded to Halliburton Co., America's first socialist senator aims to give Congress a hard tilt to the left.
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Democrats in the US are planning a Senate challenge to President George W Bush's handling of the Iraq war.
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The U.S. Senate on Wednesday  overwhelmingly confirmed Robert Gates as the next defense  secretary, replacing Donald Rumsfeld, an architect of the  increasingly unpopular Iraq war.
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An Arizona Democrat will introduce a bill to bar the Pentagon from selling parts for the F-14 fighter jet, which is flown only by Iran, as part of an effort to control military equipment sales. By the Associated Press.
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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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President Bush has nominated Navy Adm. William J. Fallon to succeed Adm. Thomas Fargo as commander of the Hawaii-based U.S. Pacific Command, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld announced Thursday.
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The Pentagon appoints a retired general to review its Iraq operations, amid growing concern about security.
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The U.S. Senate will consider the nomination of Dr. Andrew von Eschenbach to run the Food and Drug Administration on Thursday as supporters try to overcome objections from three Republicans.