Who is Chuck Hagel?
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He is the man president Obama has earmarked to be the next Defense Secretary, set to replace the outgoing Leon Panetta. The president nominated the former Nebraska Senator yesterday, together with his nomination of John Brennan as CIA director, despite the unease his appointment may cause in both Democtrat and Republican circles.
Hagel is a Republican who was first elected to the Senate in 1996 and re-elected in 2002. Following his retirement in 2008, Hagel took up a position as a profess...
