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Senate confirms first openly gay official to top civilian Army post

Senate confirms first openly gay official to top civilian Army post

Fanning’s nomination to the position, made by President Barack Obama last September, had been held up in the Senate by Republican Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts, who wanted assurances from the administration that detainees at Guantanamo Bay would not be transferred to the U.S. military prison at Ft. Leavenworth in Kansas as part of the administration’s policy to try and close the prison in Cuba.
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Senate approves $1.1 billion compromise bill to combat Zika

Senate approves $1.1 billion compromise bill to combat Zika

At the same time, the White House issued a veto threat against a House Republicans’ bill introduced this week that would provide $622 million, a figure the White House called “woefully inadequate” to fight the rapidly spreading virus that can cause serious birth defects in newborns.
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Senate confirms first openly gay official to top civilian Army post

Senate confirms first openly gay official to top civilian Army post

Fanning’s nomination to the position, made by President Barack Obama last September, had been held up in the Senate by Republican Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts, who wanted assurances from the administration that detainees at Guantanamo Bay would not be transferred to the U.S. military prison at Ft. Leavenworth in Kansas as part of the administration’s policy to try and close the prison in Cuba.
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