Obama Nominates Carter As Defense Secretary

President Obama on Dec. 5 named Ashton Carter to become the 25th secretary of defense, taking over from Chuck Hagel. “He’s a reformer who’s never been afraid to cancel old or inefficient weapons programs; he knows the Department of Defense inside and out. All of which means that on day one, he’s...

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