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Article: Life-long devotion to defense won't shield Thurmond from scrutiny. (Strom Thurmond of South Carolina and the Senate Committee on Armed Services)
- Article from:
- Defense Daily
- Article date:
- December 7, 1994
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He's the most experienced. He's been on the committee the longest. He has an acclaimed military and political record. So why is everyone asking whether the 92-year-old Republican senator from South Carolina is up to the job of chairing the Senate Armed Services Committee?
There are skeptics. And Hill scuttlebutt about whether or not Strom Thurmond can handle the job has not subsided since it became evident the GOP will take control of the 104th Congress.
But some things are clear: the skeptics will probably not rest; Thurmond will adhere closely to the Republican defense agenda; and subcommittee chairmen and individual SASC members will play a larger ...