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Senate confirms Chuck Hagel as new Defense secretary

WASHINGTON – The Senate voted Tuesday to confirm Chuck Hagel, a Vietnam War veteran and former Republican senator from Nebraska, as the 24th secretary of Defense after a brutal confirmation process that saw members of his own party question his capacity to lead the Pentagon.

By Michael A. Memoli

February 26, 2013

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