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Statement from Israeli Ambassador on Hagel Confirmation
The following is a Statement that Ambassador Michael Oren Posted on his Facebook page: Israel looks forward to working closely with Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel. Under the Obama Administration,...
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11 Jewish Senate Dems Vote for Hagel, One Skipped the 58-41 Vote
Eleven of the Senate’s twelve Jewish Dems joined with other Democrats to confirm Chuck Hagel to be Secretary of Defence. One of them, Frank Lautenberg from New Jersey skipped the vote altogether....
View ArticleEmergency C’tee for Israel’s Statement on Hagel Confirmation
Statement by William Kristol, Chairman, Emergency Committee for Israel, on the confirmation of Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense: “We fought the good fight, and are proud to have done so. We salute...
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PHOTO: Hagel Arrives to the Pentagon as Sec Def
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View ArticleVideo: It Started… Hagel: We Can’t Dictate to the World
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Hagel Spox: ‘He Could be Defeated, But He’s Not Withdrawing’
National Journal Reports: Chuck Hagel, known for his unswerving relentlessness both as a senator and as a soldier, plans to stand fast as President Obama’s nominee to head the Pentagon despite a...
View ArticleCloture Vote on Hagel by 4:15; 60 Needed; CNN Says Reid Still Short
Senate to hold cloture vote at 4:15 p.m. on the #Hagel nomination, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says. — Ed O’Keefe (@edatpost) February 14, 2013 Compromise talks didn’t go anywhere re Hagel. I’m...
View ArticleSenate Blocks Hagel Vote for Now
SENATE Falls Short by 2 Votes to End Debate on Hagel forFinal Confirmation 58-40-1 — Yossi Gestetner (@YossiGestetner) February 14, 2013 The post Senate Blocks Hagel Vote for Now appeared first on JP...
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ZOA Asked to Stand Down as Bi-Partisan AJC Says Investigate Hagel
From the Algemeinder we read that “American Jewish leaders have pressed the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA) to stop publicly opposing the nomination of Chuck Hagel for defense secretary because...
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ADL’s Foxman Joins Call for Hagel to Explain Reported Remark
JTA Reports: George Ajjan, a blogger sympathetic to Hagel’s foreign policy views, quoted him as saying “The State Department has become adjunct to the Israeli Foreign Minister’s office.” Hagel then was...
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In Letter to Graham, Hagel Says he Does Not Recall 2007 Remark
Politico Reports: Graham announced on “Fox News Sunday” that Hagel sent him a letter, saying that he did not recall making a remark in a 2007 speech at Rutgers University. In that speech, the former...
View ArticleVideo: McCain Says GOPers Dislike Hagel Because he Was ‘Anti-His Own Party’
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View ArticleVIDEO: Woodward: Dem Senators Asking WH if Hagel Withdrawing
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McCain Says Its Time to Confirm Hagel
Politico Reports: Arizona Sen. John McCain says it’s time to let Chuck Hagel take the top job at the Pentagon, even though he called the defense secretary nominee ‘the most unimpressive that I’ve ever...
View Article2 Hagel-Backing Jewish Senators in Israel
US Ambassador to Israel Dan Shapiro wrote earlier today on Facebook: My thanks to Senator Ben Cardin of Maryland, Senator Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and Representatives Alcee Hastings of Florida,...
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Graham Sends Another Letter to Hagel. This Time About a 2010 Speech
WFB Reports: Sen. Lindsey Graham (R., S.C.) sent a letter to secretary of defense nominee Chuck Hagel Wednesday asking whether he made disparaging comments about Israel during a speech at Rutgers law...
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In Letter, 15 Senators Call on Obama to Withdraw Hagel’s Nomination
Politico Reports: Senate Minority Whip John Cornyn of Texas and 14 other Republican senators sent a letter today to President Barack Obama, urging him to withdraw Chuck Hagel’s nomination for secretary...
View ArticleVideo: Hagel Goes on the Offense Regarding his Hagel Attacks
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View Article5-Term GOP Senator Shelby Ready to Vote for Hagel
Five-term Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama told the Decatur Daily that while he has concerns about Hagel, he plans to support his fellow Republican and the former two-term senator from Nebraska. “He’s...
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Indian Embassy Takes Aim at Hagel for 2011 Comments
WFB Reports: The Embassy of India chided secretary of defense nominee Chuck Hagel late Monday for suggesting in a previously unreleased 2011 speech that India has “for many years” sponsored terrorist...
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