Obama to name Ashton Carter as Defense secretary

Los Angeles Times | December 2, 2014 | 10:00 AM

Ashton Carter, a theoretical physicist with years of experience at the Pentagon, is expected to be nominated by President Obama as the next Secretary of Defense, according to an official familiar with the situation.
If confirmed by the Senate, Carter will be the president’s fourth Defense secretary in six years.
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