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Senate rejects John Tower nomination for Secretary of Defense

The U.S. Senate voted to reject President Bush's nomination of John Tower to be Secretary of Defense.

Senate rejects John Tower nomination for Secretary of Defense

The Senate rejection forced Bush to withdraw his choice, disrupted his initial defense leadership plans, and highlighted congressional concerns about Tower's ethics and ties to defense contractors.

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