OBAMA CAMP EYES TWO DECORATED VETERANS FOR ARMY SECRETARY JOB

/ February 5, 2009 at 5:00 AM
Retired Army Capt. Bud Bucha and retired Marine Maj. Gen. Arnold Punaro, two highly decorated veterans, are leading candidates for the Army secretary position in President Obama's administration, sources tell Inside the Pentagon . The White House, which has sought to rapidly fill cabinet-level posts, has made no public announcements about who will succeed Army Secretary Pete Geren. Reached via telephone at their respective homes this week, neither Bucha nor Punaro had any comment on whether they are under consideration...

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