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Lynn Confirmation Heads To Full Senate

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Friday, February 6th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) approved late yesterday afternoon President Obama's nomination of Raytheon [RTN] executive William Lynn to be deputy defense secretary. Lynn's confirmation could be challenged in the full Senate by Sen. Charles Grassley (R-Iowa), who is concerned about Lynn's past lobbying for Raytheon and work as Pentagon chief financial officer in the Clinton administration. Grassley, the ranking member of the Senate Finance Committee, also has questioned a waiver the White House issued two…

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