Senate Confirms Chuck Hagel as Defense Secretary
02.27.2013 at 01:44am
The U.S. Senate has confirmed President Barack Obama’s pick for defense secretary, Chuck Hagel, after a bruising nomination battle that saw widespread Republican opposition to the former Republican senator by a vote of 58 to 41. Hagel will lead the Pentagon as America’s war in Afghanistan is winding down, and at a time of U.S. fiscal austerity.
New US Defense Secretary Confirmed – VOA
Senate Confirms Chuck Hagel as Defense Secretary – WP
Hagel Prevails in Senate After Bruising Bout With GOP – NYT
Hagel Confirmed as Defense Secretary – BBC
Senate Confirms Hagel for Defense Secretary – S&S
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