Chuck Hagel Confirmed For U.S. Defense Secretary -- News Roundup

 

Senate Confirms Hagel For Defense Secretary -- NBC  

The Senate voted to confirm former Sen. Chuck Hagel as President Barack Obama's next secretary of defense following weeks of dogged opposition by Republican senators to their erstwhile colleague. The Senate voted 58 to 41 to formally confirm Hagel, on the heels of a procedural vote earlier in the day that cleared the way for Tuesday afternoon's final vote.

That earlier vote dispensed with a filibuster that Senate Republicans had waged for a week and a half against Hagel, whose confirmation was delayed by Republicans past the President's Day recess in order to allow for more time to dig into the former Nebraska senator's background.    

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Senate approves Hagel as new secretary of defense -- Reuters
Hagel confirmed as next US secretary of defense -- AFP
Hagel Prevails in Senate After Bruising Bout With G.O.P. -- New York Times
Senate confirms Hagel to lead Pentagon -- Washington Post
The Senate Has Finally Confirmed Chuck Hagel as Defense Secretary -- The Atlantic
Hagel confirmed by Senate after contentious battle -- MSNBC
Hagel confirmed as U.S. defense secretary, bruised after political fight -- CNN
Senate Confirms Hagel as Secretary of Defense -- ABC News
Hagel confirmed as defense secretary -- CBS News
US Senate Confirms Hagel as Pentagon Chief -- Voice of America
Chuck Hagel confirmed as US defence secretary by Senate -- BBC
US Senate approves Chuck Hagel as Obama's next secretary of defense -- The Guardian
Hagel survives; opponents make nice -- Politco
 Senate votes to confirm Hagel -- The Hill

The Senate Has Finally Confirmed Chuck Hagel as Defense Secretary -- The Atlantic
Hagel confirmed by Senate after contentious battle -- MSNBC
Hagel confirmed as U.S. defense secretary, bruised after political fight -- CNN
Senate Confirms Hagel as Secretary of Defense -- ABC News
Hagel confirmed as defense secretary -- CBS News
US Senate Confirms Hagel as Pentagon Chief -- Voice of America
Chuck Hagel confirmed as US defence secretary by Senate -- BBC
US Senate approves Chuck Hagel as Obama's next secretary of defense -- The Guardian
Hagel survives; opponents make nice -- Politco
 Senate votes to confirm Hagel -- The Hill
Secretary Hagel: The new Defense chief got the vetting he deserved. -- Wall Street Journal editorial
Did the bruising battle cost Hagel his political clout? -- Aliyah Frumin, MSNBC
Chuck Hagel will be secretary of Defense. What did GOP opposition accomplish? -- Peter Grier, Christian Science Monitor
Chuck Hagel Becomes Defense Secretary In Time for Military Budget Chaos -- Spencer Ackerman, The Danger Room

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