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Senate clears Kimmel and Short in Pearl Harbor case exoneration
The Senate voted to exonerate Adm. Husband E. Kimmel and Gen. Walter Short for dereliction of duty in the 1941 Pearl Harbor attack and urged a presidential posthumous restoration of rank. The move follows a broader defense bill debate tied to a Middle East naval incident.
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