Senate Panel Green-Lights Schwartz, McNabb Nominations

By Sebastian Sprenger, Marcus Weisgerber / July 31, 2008 at 5:00 AM
The Senate Armed Services Committee today approved the nomination of Air Force Gen. Norton Schwartz to become the air service's chief of staff by a 14-1 vote. The panel also confirmed Air Force Gen. Duncan McNabb as the next chief of U.S. Transportation Command. The full Senate has yet vote on the nominations. The committee's move to confirm Schwartz follows a classified meetings this week between the general and senators who questioned him about testimony he gave in 2003, the...

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