Senate committee backs Hyten for Pentagon post

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The U.S. Senate Armed Services Committee on Wednesday backed General John Hyten ...

FILE PHOTO: U.S. Air Force General John Hyten, Commander of U.S. Strategic Command, testifies in a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., April 4, 2017. REUTERS/Yuri Gripas

Hyten on Tuesday vehemently denied the sexual assault allegations against him at his confirmation hearing and received a strong endorsement from a senator who said she was raped while serving in the military.

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