McCain Forces Fanning To Step Aside As Acting Army Secretary

McCain Forces Fanning To Step Aside As Acting Army Secretary
McCain Forces Fanning To Step Aside As Acting Army Secretary

[UPDATED with Army comment] WASHINGTON: Under pressure from Sen. John McCain, Acting Army Secretary Eric Fanning will step aside until the Senate confirms his nomination as secretary. The official reason is a 1998 statute about nominees not being allowed to do the job de facto before they’re legally confirmed for it. The real reasons, however, may be Guantanamo…