Obama picks republican as Army Secretary

US President Barack Obama named a Republican congressman today to be the next Secretary of the Army, bringing another member of the opposition into his administration.

Obama picks republican as Army Secretary
Tue, 02 Jun, 2009 - 20:36

US President Barack Obama named a Republican congressman today to be the next Secretary of the Army, bringing another member of the opposition into his administration.

Mr Obama said New York Rep John McHugh is "committed to keeping America's Army the best trained, the best equipped, the best land force the world has ever seen".

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