ADM WILLIAM FALLON CONFIRMATION HEARING

Adm. William Fallon testifies before a Senate Armed Services Committee Hearing on his hearing to be commander of U.S. Central Command, in Washington on January 30, 2007. (UPI Photo/Kevin Dietsch)

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