Veteran U.S. diplomat Patterson out of running for Pentagon post

Veteran U.S. diplomat Anne Patterson is out of the running to under secretary of defense for policy, U.S. officials said on Tuesday, depriving Defense Secretary Jim Mattis of his choice for his top policy adviser.Speaking on condition of anonymity, the officials saidPatterson ran into resistance on Capitol Hill that might have made it hard for her to win confirmation by the U.S. Senate.The Washington Post first reported that Patterson, who had previously served as the top U.S. diplomat for the M