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  • Maniacal "Christian" columnist Kevin McCullough never misses a gay bashing opportunity, and called Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Peter Pace a "real man" whose comments that homosexuality is immoral "riled the feathers of girly men and manly women."

    Jim David: Fred Phelps, Welcome To The Mainstream 2008

  • I guess you could say the chain of command would be the president, the secretary of defense, and then the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, which is Colin Powell.

    In the Men's House 1990

  • But there is -- I think there will need to be additional meetings and engagements to work our way through the fullness of both Iraq, Afghanistan, hear from -- hear from the Joint Chiefs, which is what the president has said he would do as well.

    GlobalSecurity.org 2009

  • The president also announced that Admiral James Winnefeld, commander of the U.S. Northern Command, will become vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs.

    Obama Pays Tribute to Troops, Makes Key Appointments 2011

  • The president also announced that Admiral James Winnefeld, commander of the U.S. Northern Command, will become vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs.

    Obama Pays Tribute to Troops, Makes Key Appointments 2011

  • Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs, argued passionately that it was time for Congress to lift the ban.

    'Don't Ask' Policy Draws to a Close Julian E. Barnes 2011

  • But the former secretary of state and Joint Chiefs chairman told South Carolina State University's 400 graduates on Friday that he particularly enjoyed another recent event: "That was when President Obama took out his birth certificate and blew away Donald Trump and all the birthers!"

    Colin Powell: Obama Blew Away The Birthers The Huffington Post News Editors 2011

  • Roosevelt could still pick a spy director, but a National Intelligence Authority made up of the Army, Navy, and State Department secretaries plus a Joint Chiefs representative would control his espionage operations and his budget.

    Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011

  • This past July, Joint Chiefs Chairman Admiral Mike Mullen told reporters, Iran is very directly supporting extremist Shia groups, which are killing our troops.

    Giving Away Iraq 2011

  • The day before, Dulles and Joint Chiefs chairman Admiral Radford had testified behind closed doors, urgently asking the Senate Appropriations Committee to restore the cuts in the foreign aid appropriation and provide at least $4 billion.

    Eisenhower 1956 David A. Nichols 2011

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