Will it be Chuck Hagel, or even Hillary Clinton, for secretary of state? Will Bob Gates stay at the Pentagon? Obama's national security team remains mostly top secret.
By Walter Shapiro Nov 14, 2008
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Chuck Hagel wants everyone to step back, take a deep breath and stop talking about the surge.
By Alex Koppelman
July 24, 2008
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Some are buzzing about Chuck Hagel, a strong critic of Bush and the war, for the Democratic ticket. A bold idea or political fantasy?
By Mike Madden
June 17, 2008
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Every four years, the who-for-No.-2 drama follows the same insincere rituals, from comically straining to soothing the party's base.
By Walter Shapiro
June 12, 2008
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Before they died in Iraq, Sgts. Mora and Gray proved that in a democracy, dissent is patriotic, even when it comes from soldiers on the battlefield.
By Michael Scherer
December 19, 2007
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Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel says the Bush administration has "failed the country."
By Tim Grieve
November 29, 2007
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Memo to the mayor: It's worse than you think.
By Tim Grieve
September 14, 2007
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Maverick Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel asks some tough questions of Gen. Petraeus during Tuesday's hearing about the war in Iraq.
September 11, 2007
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The Democrats launched an all-night offensive to force the Republicans to break with Bush on Iraq, but come morning the Republicans held firm.
By Michael Scherer
July 18, 2007
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Vietnam vets Webb and Hagel urge more time between deployments.
By Julia Dahl
July 9, 2007
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He just quit the GOP and became an independent. But does America crave a sane version of Ross Perot with actual governing experience?
By Walter Shapiro
June 12, 2007
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Nebraska Republican says the attorney general has lost the "moral authority" to lead.
By Tim Grieve
May 16, 2007
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After saving each other's lives in combat, Chuck Hagel, the future Republican senator of Nebraska, and his brother Tom fought about Vietnam and Iraq -- until they finally saw eye to eye.
By Myra MacPherson
April 30, 2007
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Sen. Chuck Hagel talks about his presidential ambitions and why he sided with Democrats on Iraq.
By Myra MacPherson
April 30, 2007
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The senator and the president deliver nearly identical speeches about Iraq in the same state a day apart.
By Michael Scherer
April 12, 2007
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Forget WMD -- Sens. Dick Durbin and Chuck Hagel want a National Intelligence Estimate on the security challenges posed by climate change.
By Amanda Griscom Little
April 9, 2007
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Former Clinton inquisitor Bob Barr explains why he left the Republican Party and why he shouldn't have voted for the Patriot Act.
By Alex Koppelman
April 4, 2007
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Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel says there are "ways to deal with" a president who says he doesn't care what Congress thinks.
By Tim Grieve
March 26, 2007
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Citing "unpredictable political currents," the Nebraska senator says he'll make a decision about the future in the future
By Tim Grieve
March 12, 2007
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Congressional Democrats plan a one-two punch to stop President Bush's escalation of the war in Iraq.
By Michael Scherer and Mark Benjamin
February 9, 2007
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Despise each other as they might, it's time for Democrats and Republicans to sit down together and try to work things out. Hillary Clinton understands that.
By Garrison Keillor
February 7, 2007
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The anti-escalation Republican floats the idea of running with, not against, a Democrat.
By Tim Grieve
January 26, 2007
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Hagel: "If we don't debate this -- we are not worthy of our country; we fail our country."
By David Puner
January 26, 2007
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The RNC can smear Jim Webb, but a lot of Republicans agree with him.
By Tim Grieve
January 24, 2007
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"Escalation"? "Augmentation"? How about "Just say no"?
By Tim Grieve
January 22, 2007
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