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On the recordFebruary 14, 2011
This position that you are being nominated to is one of the three or four most vital assistant secretaryships right now in DOD given the transitions that we are looking at.
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Jim Webb
Democratic · Virginia
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Webb highlights the importance of the nominated position in the Department of Defense.

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