NPR's Martha Raddatz reports that former Maine senator William Cohen appeared today before a friendly Senate Armed Services Committee for hearings on his nomination to be defense secretary. Cohen, a Republican joining a Democratic administration, called for bipartisanship on defense issues. He said the United States should not be the policeman of the world, but that it should not shirk its responsibilities either. Cohen's nomination was then overwhelmingly approved by the Senate.
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