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Biden's Pentagon pick raises questions on military influence

by Jonathan LemireRobert Burns
| December 8, 2020 12:06 PM

WASHINGTON (AP) — President-elect Joe Biden's pick of Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense is stirring unease in Congress, reflecting fears that putting a recently retired general in charge could further undermine the centuries-old principle of civilian control of the military.

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