wtorek, 8 stycznia 2013

Chuck Hagel nomination creates rare partisan fight over Pentagon post

Seven of the 12 Republicans on the Senate Armed Services Committee have already expressed some opposition to Chuck Hagel, mere hours after the former Nebraska GOP senator was officially nominated to be Defense Secretary. Hagel doesn't technicallyIn writing about Chuck Hagel, I have been disinclined to accuse him of anti-Semitism. One can hold noxious views about Israel without disliking Jews. And if one isn't terribly bright, one can sometimes state anti-Israel views inThe pushback against Chuck Hagel, President Obama's new nominee for secretary of Defense, has been swift and sustained. Almost as soon as Hagel's name was floated on background as a likely nominee, Israel and gay-rights advocates sprang to criticizePresident Barack Obama announced at a press conference that he has chosen former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel to be the next Secretary of Defense, setting up a fight with Senate Republicans for his confirmation.Today, President Obama announced his nominee for Secretary of Defense: Chuck Hagel, the former Republican senator from Nebraska. Hagel's confirmation hearings are likely to be tense. For the past decade, he's been at war with his own party over foreign
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