The more one knows about Admiral Fallon's conduct as a senior officer in sensitive positions around the world, the more unappealing his candidacy should be.

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Secretary Gates, Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen, and numerous other senior officials have warned that the military cannot risk deferring modernization of weapons for a third straight decade.

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James Lyons, U.S. Navy retired admiral, was commander in chief of the U.S. Pacific Fleet, senior U.S. military representative to the United Nations, and deputy chief of naval operations, where he was principal adviser on all Joint Chiefs of Staff matters.

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President Obama met today with Secretary Napolitano, Secretary Chu, Secretary Salazar, Administrator Jackson, Administrator Lubchenco, National Incident Commander Admiral Thad Allen, Assistant to the President for Energy and Climate Change Carol Browner and other senior White House officials to receive a briefing on the administration-wide response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill.

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