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Can We Please Have A Pro-Choice, Pro-Environment Secretary of State?

Jane Hamsher | Posted 12.07.2008 | Politics

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The new Secretary of State will deal with whatever replaces the Kyoto agreement. Hagel has a 9% 2008 rating from the League of Conservation Voters. Lugar scores 18%. Are they really the best people for the job?

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Chuck Hagel: Obama's Secretary Of Defense?

Huffington Post | Posted 12.06.2008 | Politics

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***Check Back For Updates! For the latest news on the Obama cabinet, visit the Huffpo's Obama Cabinet Big News Page!*** Chuck Hagel, Republican sena...

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Hagel: Palin "Arguably The Thinnest-Résumé Candidate" For VP In U.S. History

New Yorker | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

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In early June, Senators Chuck Hagel and John McCain met in Hagel's office on Capitol Hill. McCain, the presumptive Republican Presidential nominee, co...

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Obama Enjoys Boost in Va. From Influential Sen. Webb

Lisa Solod Warren | Posted 11.24.2008 | Home

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Jim Webb, Democratic Senator from Virginia, has made a huge difference in the Senate. As the 51st Democrat in the Senate, he swung the majority two y...

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Chuck Hagel Will Help Obama Find his "Inner Nixon"

Steve Clemons | Posted 11.15.2008 | Politics

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Rumors are swirling that Chuck Hagel -- and Colin Powell -- may both endorse Barack Obama in the days shortly after this debate. I have no idea if that is true -- and to some degree it doesn't matter.

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Hagel's Wife To Back Obama

AP | BOB LEWIS | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics

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RICHMOND, Va. — The wife of Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel plans to endorse Democrat Barack Obama. Lilibet Hagel has scheduled a 10 a.m. news conf...

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Dems Blame Senate GOP For Blocking Iran Sanctions Bill

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 11.03.2008 | Politics

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The Democratic chairman of the House Foreign Affairs committee and Sen. Harry Reid both issued statements Friday afternoon blaming Senate Republicans ...

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Conservatives Against Sarah Palin: The List is Growing

Steve Clemons | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

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George Will, Kathleen Parker, David Frum, Sen. Chuck Hagel, former Sen. Lincoln Chafee, Charles Krauthammer. . .Who else should be added to this list?

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Hagel On Palin: 'Stretch To Say She's Got The Experience To Be President'

Think Progress | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics

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In an interview with the Omaha World-Herald, Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) questioned whether John McCain's running mate, Sarah Palin, has the experience t...

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Previously Unknown Hagel Letter Warns Rice of Russia Collision

Steve Clemons | Posted 10.19.2008 | Politics

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This letter warns the administration that its actions in the Balkans ran the risk of triggering blowback from Russia -- it seems it was ignored.

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Hillary Clinton, GOP Senators Cheer Biden VP Pick

HuffingtonPost.com | Nico Pitney | Posted 09.23.2008 | Politics

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Obama spokesman Bill Burton sends around warm statements about the Biden VP pick from three GOP Senators (who, it should be noted, buck the party's rh...

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Right-Wing Vets Group Assails Vietnam Vet Hagel

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.20.2008 | Politics

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David Bellavia, founder of Bush suck-up outfit Vets For Freedom, says he "will never attack a Vietnam veteran," but then proceeds to say this about Se...

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Why "Radio Silence" Can be a Good Thing in VP Selection

Steve Clemons | Posted 09.19.2008 | Politics

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Be thankful for radio silence I guess when other candidates for VP like Daschle and Bayh are getting phone calls saying, "Sorry....but we look forward to working with you in many other ways in the coming years."

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McCain Puts Out Call for Interns

Steve Clemons | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

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I am one of those who would like to see the best and brightest young people engage in either party, and campaign internships can be great ladders up.

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The October Surprise Shouldn't Come as One

Trey Ellis | Posted 09.15.2008 | Politics

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What will it be? A nod to Israel to bomb Iran? An American-engineered coup in Pakistan? Whatever it is, it is coming and if Obama intends to weather the dirty trick he will have to be prepared.

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Hagel "Not Planning" To Endorse Either Candidate

USA Today | Posted 09.13.2008 | Politics

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Sen. Chuck Hagel, a Nebraska Republican who is one of John McCain's closest friends -- but who has been mentioned as a potential running mate for Demo...

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A V.P. Hint? VP's Convention Day Is Veteran Themed

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.11.2008 | Politics

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Does the schedule for August's Democratic convention provide any clues to whom Barack Obama will pick as his vice president? On a conference call on ...

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20,000 Futures Contracts On Hagel As Obama VP Purchased On July 20th

Mark Nickolas | Posted 09.06.2008 | Politics

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In case you're wondering, July 20th is the day that Obama and Hagel were together in Afghanistan. Does a trader know something we don't?

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Make McCain Disavow His Dishonest Obama Ad

Robert Greenwald | Posted 08.08.2008 | Politics

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McCain must disavow this ad and make sure it never airs again. We won't let this race degenerate into ad distortions like the last election; we won't be silent in the face of lies.

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Chuck Hagel: Obama's Vice President?

Posted 08.05.2008 | Politics

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JULY 27: Hagel Tamps Down VP Rumors On CBS' "Face the Nation," Hagel says he's not interested -- and that Obama probably wouldn't pick him. Hagel s...

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Hagel: McCain On "Thin Ground" With Recent Attacks

HuffingtonPost.com | Rachel Weiner | Posted 08.04.2008 | Politics

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On CBS' "Face The Nation," Chuck Hagel responded to John McCain's recent attacks on Barack Obama's trip abroad and withdrawal plan: "John is treading ...

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Brzezinski: Surge In Afghanistan Risky, Some McCain Backers Want World War IV

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 08.02.2008 | Politics

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All of a sudden, everyone seems to be in favor of sending more troops to Afghanistan. As Barack Obama encourages Europeans to dispatch more NATO force...

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Chuck Hagel: Quit Talking About The Surge, Focus On War's Future

AP | ANNA JO BRATTON | Posted 08.01.2008 | Politics

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OMAHA, Neb. — Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel, fresh from an Iraq trip with Democrat Barack Obama, said the presidential candidates should focus on ...

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The Latest Media Blind Spot: Viewing All Criticism of Obama Through a Right/Left Prism

Arianna Huffington | Posted 07.23.2008 | Politics

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My problem isn't that Obama doesn't always agree with me. My problem is that he has started to not always agree with himself -- falling prey instead to the Conventional Wisdom sirens.

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Hagel To Join Obama On Iraq Trip

WSJ | Posted 07.19.2008 | Politics

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The buzz this week that Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska is planning to join Sen. Barack Obama on an up-coming visit to Iraq is correct, two so...

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