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Rep. John McHugh is willing to cross aisle.

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On Tuesday, President Obama will appoint another conservative to a top spot: Rep. John McHugh, Republican Congressman from New York, will be named his secretary of the Army. McHugh, who has been in Congress since 1993, is the top Republican on the House Armed Services Committee, and has shown a willingness to work with Democrats. He'll replace Bush's Army Secretary, Pete Geren.

Read it at The Wall Street Journal