Senate OKs Panetta as Defense Chief, 100-0

The Senate today uanimously approved the nomination of Leon Panetta to be the next defense chief, handing him a crowded agenda of overseeing the drawdown of US troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, tamping down congressional unrest over the Libyan conflict, and cutting the budget. Panetta will replace Defense Secretary Robert…

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Senate OKs Panetta as Defense Chief, 100-0

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