Senate confirms Smith as assistant secretary of defense for public affairs

CONFIRMED: Dorrance Smith was confirmed by the Senate April 7 as assistant secretary of defense for public affairs. He is a former ABC News producer. The vote was 59-34. Smith was opposed by Sen. Carl Levin (Mich.), the ranking SASC Democrat, who criticized an editorial column in which Smith implied...

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