Obama choice of ex-senator Hagel for defence secretary faces tough Senate confirmation battle

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Obama choice of ex-senator Hagel for defence secretary faces tough Senate confirmation battle

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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 calamitous as the pushes for the first Vietnam War veteran to oversee a military emerging from two wars and staring at deep budget cuts. Obama also tapped White House counterterrorism adviser to head the CIA. Brennan, a 25-year CIA veteran, faces no ...

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