News alert: Gates orders review of military mentor compensation

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McLEAN, Va. - Defense Secretary Robert Gates has ordered a review of what he considers "obscene" compensation paid to retired senior officers advising the military under senior mentor programs, and he also wants changes to guard against potential conflicts of interest, his spokesman said Wednesday.   The secretary's move comes in response to a USA TODAY investigation into the military's senior mentor programs. Senior mentors help run classified war games that examine future strategies and weapons systems, even as they consult for defense contactors with a keen interest in the military's future needs.

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