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...another rather than promote a younger man. Pentagon sources say Gates will nominate Admiral Timothy Keating to be the new head of Pacific Command. Keating, a four-star admiral who ran the Navy's operations during the start of the Iraq war, is currently the top-ranking officer at Northern Command, which is responsible for defending the United States and was the primary military command that responded to Hurricane Katrina. He replaces Admiral William Fallon, who is expected to take over at Central Command (responsible for the Middle East) shortly after his confirmation hearing on Captiol Hill today...
...Gates is expected to move one senior officer up to a combatant command, though-sources say he will likely elevate Air Force Lt. General Gene Renuart to take Keating's job at Northern Command. Renuart was a key Air Force commander during the first phase of the Iraq War and most recently was tapped by Rumsfeld to be his senior military assistant. If he is nominated and confirmed to head Northcom, he will be promoted to four-star rank and become the second Air Force general to head the four-year-old command...
...wrinkles remain, as they always do when it comes to Northern Ireland reconciliation. The more hardline Protestants in Paisley's Democratic Unionist Party feel a bit like the prodigal son's brother in the Bible - they think Sinn Fein is being praised for something it should have done all along. They're also wary because an apparent promise to get rid of the IRA's guns ended up taking years to fulfill...
...only way forward. And now, after a substantial program of police reform that dropped a lot of the force's British associations, brought in tougher human rights standards and encouraged more Catholics to join up, they are prepared to become involved - and perhaps even join - the Police Service of Northern Ireland. A few holdouts predictably accused Adams of being a traitor before the policing vote, but they don't carry much in the way of political influence or serious armed threat...
...signaled a distaste in the capital of Manila for the habit of eating dogs, in line with international standards. But some Filipinos are contemptuous of such concerns: "What's the big deal about eating dogs?" asked Becky Judalena, who comes from a tribe in the northern province of Ilocos that's known for eating dog. "This is a way of life. Why impose Western culture on us natives? To each his own. And to hell with the [French actress turned animal rights campaigner] Brigitte Bardots of this world...