Hagel, the article suggests, is a passionate man, but also a reflective one; he's a fighter who wants to understand what he's fighting for.President Obama's nomination of former senator Chuck Hagel is especially interesting because most of the initial opposition is from Hagel's fellow Republicans — even though his positions on social issues such as abortion rights (a vote againstWhen Chuck Hagel sits before the Senate Armed Services Committee, one face staring back at him will be decidedly familiar — that of Arizona Sen. John McCain. John McCain and Chuck Hagel, best friends no longer. McCain, the ranking Minority memberTo hear some media portray it, there is a building case against Chuck Hagel as Secretary of Defense. But, like the Susan Rice fiasco before, this is based on spurious assumptions and the comments of just a small handful of activists and a few senators.There, Chuck Hagel is accused of uttering the no-no phrase "the Jewish lobby" -- supposedly a virtual confession of anti-Semitism. The absurdity of this charge, leveled by editorial writer and columnist Bret Stephens just last
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