From dpa German Press Agency via truthout.org :
dpa German Press Agency
Published: Tuesday December 5, 2006
Washington- The Senate panel considering US PresidentGeorge W Bush's choice for new defence secretary, Robert Gates,unanimously approved the nomination on Tuesday.
The full Senate was expected to confirm Gates, 63, in a vote onWednesday.
The 21 member Senate Armed Service Committee moved Gates closer to replacing the embattled Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld shortly after Gates testified before the panel.
The chairman of the committee, Republican Senator John Warner, announced the vote.
© 2006 - dpa German Press Agency
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