Conservatives Digging Dirt for Chuck Hagel Defense Secretary Obama Nominee

The Senate was planning to move forward with a vote on Mr. Hagel’s nomination as early as Tuesday. And if Democrats break the Republican filibuster efforts, which they appear to have enough votes to do, Mr. Hagel would be confirmed.

United States Senator
from Nebraska
In office
January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009
Preceded byJames Exon
Succeeded byMike Johanns
Personal details
BornCharles Timothy Hagel
(1946-10-04) October 4, 1946 (age 66)
North Platte, Nebraska, U.S.
Political partyRepublican
Spouse(s)Patricia Lloyd (1979-82)
Lilibet Hagel (1985-present)
Children2
Alma materBrown College
University of Nebraska at Omaha
ReligionEpiscopalian[1]
Military service
Allegiance United States of America
Service/branch United States Army
Years of service1967–1968
RankSergeant
Unit2nd Battalion, 47th Infantry Regiment
9th Infantry Division[2]
Battles/warsVietnam War
AwardsPurple Heart (2)
Army Commendation Medal
Vietnamese Gallantry Cross
Combat Infantryman Badge

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Hagel
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2013/02/22/digging-for-hagel-dirt-an-update/

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