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General Withdraws Bid To Head Army National Guard

February 01 2010

USA

Maj. Gen. Joseph Taluto, the adjutant general of New York, has withdrawn his name from consideration for a third star to become the director of the Army National Guard, reports the Troy (N.Y.) Record.

Taluto said: "While lengthy delays in confirmations are not unusual, I believe this prolonged confirmation process has become a distraction to the New York National Guard and the National Guard overall."

The general said that withdrawing "is the right thing to do because the...

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