Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterSenate panel OKs Lynn to become Pentagon No. 2 (AP)
Published 2/5/2009 at Yahoo! News: Politics News
AP - The Senate Armed Services Committee has voted in favor of William Lynn, a Raytheon lobbyist, to become the next deputy defense secretary. His nomination runs counter to President Barack Obama's promise to close the "revolving door" between government and big business.
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