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As the Senate Armed Services Committee continued its hearing for the confirmation of Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense, it became clear that Hagel’s greatest critics are his former colleagues from the Republican side of the aisle. Veteran senators John McCain of Arizona and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, both of whom worked with Hagel…
Republican lawmakers harshly attacked Chuck Hagel on Thursday at a contentious hearing over his nomination to become the next U.S. defense secretary, questioning his judgment on war strategy and putting him broadly on the defensive. In one of the most heated exchanges, influential Senator John McCain aggressively questioned Hagel, interrupting him and talking over him…
Chuck Hagel said he backed the U.S. policy of preventing Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon as he testified on Thursday before a skeptical Senate panel considering his nomination to be President Barack Obama’s next secretary of defense. Hagel, a former Republican senator and decorated Vietnam veteran, broadly defended his record on national security issues…
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Dec 7, 2022
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A conversation with Julia Haart and her son Shlomo, stars of Netflix's 'My Unorthodox Life,' about the new season and much more.