Ashton Carter testifies before his confirmation hearing Thursday. AP Photo / J. Scott Applewhite
BY DONNA CASSATA
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON – The Senate on Thursday confirmed President Barack Obama’s choice to run the Pentagon, handing Ash Carter the unenviable task of steering the military as the United States confronts Islamic State militants, conflict in Ukraine and other worldwide threats.
The vote in the Republican-controlled Senate was 93-5. Carter will replace Chuck Hagel, the former Republican senator who had a rough relationship with Obama’s insular group of national security advisers.
Carter will be Obama’s fourth defense secretary in six years, joining a line of succession …read more
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