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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Akaka questioned Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Admiral Mike Mullen during an Armed Services Committee hearing on U.S. strategy in Iraq and Afghanistan. Akaka questioned the military leaders on increasing accountability for billions of dollars provided to the Afghanistan government since […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Senate Armed Services Committee held a confirmation hearing Thursday on CIA Director Leon Panetta’s nomination to succeed Robert Gates as the U.S. Secretary of Defense. U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) is a senior member of the committee. Transcript of Akaka’s questions for Panetta below: AKAKA: Thank you very much, Mr. Chairman. […]

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