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Mendel Rivers battered by drinking and delays stall big bill
Washington column reports House Armed Services chair Mendel Rivers, Democrat of South Carolina, has missed crucial debates over a nearly $18 billion defense authorization bill amid long-standing alcohol problems. The piece cites a 106-page attack on Secretary McNamara, accusing the Pentagon of overreach and predicting renewed congressional scrutiny, while noting a planned series of rural citizen forums starting June 18 in Athens, Ohio.
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