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FILE -  US General John Allen (C), the commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Afghanistan distribute US Army oath of Reenlistment certificates during a memorial ceremony in remembrance of those who were killed in the 9/11 attacks in the US, at Kaia airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, 11 September 2012. EPA

Washington - President Barack Obama will go ahead with the nomination of General John Allen as supreme NATO commander in Europe now that he has been cleared of professional misconduct in a Pentagon probe, White House spokesman Jay Carney said on Wednesday.

Allen got caught up in a scandal that prompted retired General David Petraeus to resign as CIA director after his affair with his biographer was exposed. A Pentagon investigation cleared Allen of any wrongdoing, prompting Obama to lift a hold on his nomination for the top NATO job.

“We intend for the nomination to proceed,” said Carney.

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