Israeli minister warms to choice of Hagel for Pentagon
Israel's Deputy Foreign Minister Danny Ayalon attends a meeting of the Ad Hoc Liaison Committee, the donor support group for the Palestine, at the United Nations in New York September 18,/ JERUSALEM (Reuters) - A senior Israeli diplomat has given a positive view of 's nomination as U.S. defense ...
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Digging in for confirmation fight, Obama nominates Hagel to head Pentagon ...
(Pablo Martinez Monsivais/ Associated Press ) - President Barack Obama listens in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, where he announced that he is nominating Deputy National Security Adviser for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, John Brennan, center, as ...
Obama choice of ex-senator Hagel for defence secretary faces tough Senate confirmation battle
to head the Defence Department faces rough going in quickly announced their opposition to a former colleague, and several skeptical Democrats reserved judgment until the nominee explains his views on The concerns about Hagel complicate his path to Senate confirmation but are not necessarily ...
John Brennan, Counterterrorism Aide To President Obama, To Be Nominated As ...
WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama on Monday will nominate Chuck Hagel as his next defense secretary and counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, two potentially controversial picks for his second-term national security team. Hagel, even before being ...
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Sources: Obama to nominate ex-Sen. Chuck Hagel as defense secretary; bumpy ...
In this Feb. 21, 2007, file photo, then-Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., speaks during an appearance at Bellevue University, in Bellevue, Neb. President Barack Obama will nominate Hagel as his next defense secretary, a senior administration official said Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. The selection of the ...
Where senators stand on Hagel
Chuck Hagel as defense secretary. The former Nebraska senator will have to be confirmed by the Senate, and . Although he’s a Republican, Hagel has many opponents in the GOP, and there has been controversy over his past views on gay rights and his position on Iran. Hearings will be held by the ...
Sources: Obama to nominate Hagel as Pentagon chief
Associated Press/Nati Harnik - FILE - In this Feb. 21, 2007, file photo, then-Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., speaks during an appearance at Bellevue University, in Bellevue, Neb. President Barack Obama will nominate Hagel as his next defense secretary, a senior administration official said Sunday, ...
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Obama picks Hagel for defence chief, calls him 'the leader that our troops deserve'
Obama formally announced his choice on Monday, even as critics questioned Hagel's views on Obama faces a potentially tough fight to get Hagel confirmed by the Senate. The president praised the former senator's independence and and said that Hagel, a Vietnam veteran, understands war is not an ...
McConnell reserving judgment on possible Hagel bid
Associated Press/Lauren Victoria Burke, File - FILE - In this June 26, 2008 file photo, then Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., speaks on foreign policy at the Brookings Institution in Washington. President Barack Obama may round out his new national security leadership team next week, with a nomination ...
Obama to nominate Chuck Hagel for top defence post, John Brennan to lead CIA
Ap White House Correspondent, The Associated Press/ as his next defence secretary and counterterrorism adviser to lead the Central Intelligence Agency, two potentially controversial picks for his second-term national security team. Hagel has faced tough criticism from congressional Republicans ...
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Obama picks Chuck Hagel as next defence secretary, setting up likely confirmation fight
Hagel, 66, is a decorated Vietnam veteran who served two terms in the Senate. Even before his nomination, he has come under tough criticism from some former GOP colleagues over his stances on Israel and Iran. have stopped short of saying they might block Hagel's nomination. The president will ...
Obama defense pick faces rough going in Senate
President Barack Obama listens in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, where he announced that he is nominating Deputy National Security Adviser for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, John Brennan, center, as the new CIA director; and former Nebraska Sen. ...
Sources: Obama to nominate ex-Sen. Chuck Hagel as defence secretary; bumpy path in Senate?
as his next defence secretary, a senior administration official said Sunday. The selection of the decorated Vietnam combat veteran sets up a potentially contentious confirmation hearing because Hagel has come under scrutiny from his former colleagues over his positions on Israel and Iran. Some ...
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Hagel nomination expected this week
Chuck Hagel is expected to be nominated by Barack Obama to run the Pentagon despite a concerted campaign against the former Republican senator over his past positions on Israel and Iran. The announcement by Mr Obama, who returns from a holiday in Hawaii on Sunday, could come as early as Monday, ...
McConnell takes wait-and-see approach on Hagel
WASHINGTON — The Senate's top Republican says he'll need to take a close look at what former Sen. Chuck Hagel – who's the front-runner to be the next defense secretary – has said in the past on Israel and Iran. Sen. Mitch McConnell says that the next Pentagon chief must have a complete ...
Obama digs in for a fight on Hagel, Brennan picks
President Barack Obama listens in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Monday, Jan. 7, 2013, where he announced that he is nominating Deputy National Security Adviser for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism, John Brennan, center, as the new CIA director; and former Nebraska Sen. ...
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Obama taps Hagel for Pentagon, Brennan for CIA
Deputy National Security Adviser for Homeland Security and Counterterrorism John Brennan briefs reporters at the White House in Washington, in this Oct. 29, 2010 file photo. The White House says the president will announce Brennan's nomination as his next director of the Central Intelligence ...
Sources: Obama to nominate Hagel as Pentagon chief
In this Feb. 21, 2007, file photo, then-Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., speaks during an appearance at Bellevue University, in Bellevue, Neb. President Barack Obama will nominate Hagel as his next defense secretary, a senior administration official said Sunday, Jan. 6, 2013. The selection of the ...
