MICHELE NORRIS, host: Defense Secretary Robert Gates wasn't able to testify on Capitol Hill about the Pentagon budget today. He would likely have been asked about his endorsement of a pause in the reduction of troops from Iraq. With an ice storm hit the Washington area overnight and Gates had to cancel his testimony when he slipped on the ice and broke his shoulder.
Defense Secretary Robert Gates canceled his planned testimony on Capitol Hill on Wednesday morning after slipping on the ice overnight and fracturing his shoulder. He returned to work later in the day with his arm in a sling.