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Defense bill in danger over Confederate-named military bases

by Andrew Taylor
| November 20, 2020 9:09 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — An annual defense policy measure that has passed Congress every year since the Kennedy administration is in danger of cratering next month over a move by Democrats to rename military bases, such as Fort Benning, that are named after Confederate officers.

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