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SASC Seapower To Reorg Following Loss of Kennedy, Martinez

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Thursday, August 27th, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford A key Navy-focused committee in Congress soon will receive new leadership, following the death of Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) on Tuesday and retirement of Sen. Mel Martinez (R-Fla.) next month. A decision on who will succeed Kennedy as the chairman of the Senate Armed Services Seapower subcommittee will likely be made in a few weeks, according to committee staff. On the Republican side of the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC), staff is weighing Martinez's replacement. Kennedy succumbed…

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