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Senator Chuck Hagel, a second-term Republican from Nebraska whom some consider a likely candidate for president in 2008, spoke about current military challenges yesterday to a large crowd at the Kennedy School of Government’s (KSG) John F. Kennedy Jr. Forum...
...Hagel received attention earlier this year after a final paper written by four KSG students predicted that he would win the presidency in 2008, but the Senator started his speech off by proclaiming, “I am not here to announce my candidacy for president...
...Both parties will have an immense opportunity to frame their parties,” Hagel said...
...Frist couldn't escape his Washington responsibilities. A woman attending the dinner demanded to know how when he would invoke the "nuclear option" that would stop Democrats from filibustering judicial appointments. And when Frist returned, he found himself somewhat outflanked on Social Security. Chuck Hagel, the Nebraska Republican senator who is also weighing a 2008 run, had introduced the first Social Security plan in Congress this year. Hagel repeatedly noted in a press conference Tuesday that he was "first," and there's no doubt voters in Iowa will hear that too in coming years...
...impeachment managers in the House in the late 1990's who tried to remove President Clinton from office, he's an unusual ally for Hillary. But Graham seems eager to capture the prize of most unpredictable Republican, usually held by McCain or Nebraska's Chuck Hagel. While much more conservative on social issues than those two, Graham has already demonstrated independence on other issues: earlier this year, he sharply questioned Alberto Gonzales during his confirmation hearing and he has proposed a Social Security plan that would raise the amount of income that can be taxed from...