President Obama To Nominate Chuck Hagel For U.S. Defense Secretary -- A News Roundup



President Obama To Tap Ex-GOP Senator Chuck Hagel to Run Pentagon -- Time

For the third time in 15 years, a Democratic president will turn to a member of the Republican Party to run his Pentagon. Monday afternoon, President Obama is expected to nominate former Republican senator Chuck Hagel of Nebraska to serve as secretary of defense. Senate approval – where Hagel served for 12 years before retiring in 2008 – is likely, but not guaranteed, given his pedigree. He follows in the footsteps of Bill Cohen, Clinton, 1997-2001 and Robert Gates, Obama, 2009-2011.

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