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Biden Picks Retired Gen. Lloyd Austin to Run Pentagon
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Confirming Austin as the first Black defense chief would require a legal waiver from Congress—the second erosion in four years of a measure for civilian control of the military.
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Dec. 7 2020
10:21PM EST
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