Senate Armed Services Committee approves retired General James Mattis as secretary of defense | International News Live Blog

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"I have very modest expectations about areas of cooperation with Mr. Putin," Mattis said, where Trump has seemed to express optimism for relations with Putin. http://internationalnewslive.com/senate-armed-services-committee-approves-retired-general-james-mattis-as-secretary-of-defense/