Word: hagel
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...Monday, when Stephen R. Kappes, head of the clandestine service, and his chief deputy went the way of John E. McLaughlin, the agency’s deputy director, and several other top officials. Now even some Republicans seem to think things may be getting out of hand. Senator Chuck Hagel, R-Nebraska, recently worried that, “If we find ourselves without a senior group of CIA hands, that would certainly not enhance American security and might undermine our security...
Like McCain, Nebraska Senator Chuck Hagel, another 2008 prospect, has a maverick streak, illustrated by his willingness to chide the Bush Administration for being "cavalier" in dealing with allies. But Hagel could be more acceptable to conservatives than McCain. He backed all of Bush's tax cuts and helped lead the Senate opposition to the Kyoto global-warming treaty...
SENATOR CHUCK HAGEL, referring to numbers showing that less than 6% of the money allocated by Congress last year for the reconstruction of Iraq has been spent...
...beyond pitiful. It's beyond embarrassing. It's now in the zone of dangerous." CHUCK HAGEL, U.S. Senator, referring to numbers showing that less than 6% of the money allocated by Congress last year for the reconstruction of Iraq has been spent...
...sending back to Iraq ahead of schedule those who have already gone home. But the admission that in the end more troops may be needed for a longer time than anyone had planned put some basic military issues on the table. Democratic Senator Joseph Biden and Republican Senator Chuck Hagel raised the possibility that a volunteer military may not be sufficient going forward. Pentagon officials remain opposed to restoring the draft, abolished in 1973, confident that an older and more experienced enlisted force performs better than younger, revolving-door draftees. "I don't know anyone in the Executive Branch...