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Sessions Still Blocking DoD Nominees Amid Northrop-EADS Tanker Concerns

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Wednesday, January 6th, 2010

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By Emelie Rutherford An Alabama senator has not relinquished his blockade of two Pentagon nominations as he seeks assurances from Defense Department officials about how the Air Force aerial- refueling tanker competition will proceed in the coming weeks. Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.) prevented the Senate before the holiday recess from confirming President Barack Obama's nominations of Erin Conaton to be under secretary of the Air Force and Frank Kendall III to be principal deputy under secretary of defense for acquisition,…

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