[CPEO-MEF] Bush nominates base closure commission

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

[Remember that Bush's nominations are based upon recommendations from 
Congressional leaders from both major parties. - LS]

Bush Names Panel on Closing Bases

By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
New York Times
March 16, 2005

WASHINGTON, March 15 (AP) - President Bush on Tuesday nominated eight 
people with ties to the armed forces to serve on the independent 
commission charged with closing military bases.

The president previously nominated Anthony J. Principi, a former 
secretary of veterans affairs, to lead the nine-member panel.

Congress authorized the fifth round of base closings last year. If 
confirmed by the Senate, the Base Realignment and Closure Commission 
will review a list of proposed closings the Pentagon must present by May.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/03/16/politics/16commish.html

See also 
http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2005-03-15-base-closures_x.htm

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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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