U.S. Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates responds to a question during a press conference in Paris, Feb. 8, 2010. DoD photo by Cherie CullenWho Would Run The Pentagon If Gates Died? -- AP
WASHINGTON — Who would act as defense secretary if the 66-year-old Robert Gates died or resigned and his deputy, Bill Lynn, couldn't do it?
President Barack Obama has decided the Army secretary — a position now held by former Republican Rep. John McHugh of New York — should get the job.
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