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Debate over appointment of Anne Patterson plays out in the US press:<\/strong> The controversy over Defense Secretary Jim Mattis\u2019 appointment of former US ambassador to Egypt Anne Patterson to be undersecretary of defense for policy is playing out in the US press. Fox News<\/a> ran a piece tracing Patterson\u2019s support for ousted Ikhwani president Mohamed Morsi, and the Trump White House\u2019s objections to her appointment \u2014 coming at a time when the Trump administration is considering classifying the Ikhwan as a terrorist organization. It shouldn\u2019t be surprising then that Democratic lawmakers are happy about the appointment, praising her credentials and career, the Weekly Standard<\/a> reports.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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