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President Obama wants a Republican to be his next secretary of Defense, and some Republicans really don't like the choice.
Senator Chuck Hagel is a decorated Vietnam combat veteran. He's a former Nebraska senator but some of his former colleagues in Congress are reluctant to endorse him.