FILE - In this May 16, 2013 file photo, Glenn Poshard, president of Southern Illinois University, testifies during a House Committee hearing on pension legislation at the state Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Poshard has been active in Illinois’ public affairs for more than 30 years as a U.S. congressman, state senator, Democratic candidate for governor and, most recently, president of the Southern Illinois University system. Newly retired but serving as a consultant to his successor as SIU’s president, the 68-year-old Murphysboro man shared with The Associated Press his thoughts on the nexus of higher education and states’ troubled finances. (AP Photo/Seth Perlman, File)
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Hegseth joins veterans, generals to mark 80th anniversary of battle of Iwo Jima
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