The Senate last night confirmed President Bush's nominee for director of the Air National Guard, Maj. Gen. Daniel James, by a voice vote, and approved his promotion to lieutenant general, four days after Sen. Mark Dayton (D-MN) released a hold on the nomination. James has been serving as the Texas adjutant general. Dayton, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, initially placed the hold April 26 because of what he deemed a broken promise between the Air National Guard...
