Chuck Hagel - Salon.com http://dir.salon.com/topics/chuck_hagel/?source=rss&aim=chuck_hagel en-us Copyright 2007 Salon.com. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT Quote of the day Alex Koppelman Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/24/qotd/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2008/07/24/qotd/index.html?source=rss Chuck Hagel wants everyone to step back, take a deep breath and stop talking about the surge. And Obama's veep is ... a Republican? By Mike Madden Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/17/hagel_veep/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2008/06/17/hagel_veep/index.html?source=rss Some are buzzing about Chuck Hagel, a strong critic of Bush and the war, for the Democratic ticket. A bold idea or political fantasy? Coming to a Kabuki theater near you -- the search for a vice president By Walter Shapiro Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/06/12/veeps/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2008/06/12/veeps/index.html?source=rss Every four years, the who-for-No.-2 drama follows the same insincere rituals, from comically straining to soothing the party's base. Salon's People of the Year: Sgts. Omar Mora and Yance Gray By Michael Scherer Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/12/19/person_of_the_year/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/12/19/person_of_the_year/index.html?source=rss 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. Quote of the Day Tim Grieve Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/29/quote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/11/29/quote/index.html?source=rss Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel says the Bush administration has "failed the country." Clinton, Petraeus and MoveOn: Giuliani smells a rat Tim Grieve Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/09/14/giuliani/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/09/14/giuliani/index.html?source=rss Memo to the mayor: It's worse than you think. Hagel: "Where is this going?" Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2007/09/11/petraeus_hagel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/primary_sources/2007/09/11/petraeus_hagel/index.html?source=rss Maverick Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel asks some tough questions of Gen. Petraeus during Tuesday's hearing about the war in Iraq. Sleepless in the Senate By Michael Scherer Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/18/senate_vote/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/07/18/senate_vote/index.html?source=rss The Democrats launched an all-night offensive to force the Republicans to break with Bush on Iraq, but come morning the Republicans held firm. "We are doing tremendous damage" Julia Dahl Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/09/webb_amendment/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/07/09/webb_amendment/index.html?source=rss Vietnam vets Webb and Hagel urge more time between deployments. Mike Bloomberg could buy the White House By Walter Shapiro Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/12/bloomberg/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/06/12/bloomberg/index.html?source=rss He just quit the GOP and became an independent. But does America crave a sane version of Ross Perot with actual governing experience? Hagel: Gonzales must go Tim Grieve Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/05/16/hagel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/05/16/hagel/index.html?source=rss Nebraska Republican says the attorney general has lost the "moral authority" to lead. The private war of Chuck and Tom Hagel By Myra MacPherson Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/30/hagel_brothers/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/30/hagel_brothers/index.html?source=rss 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. "We cannot stay as an occupying force in the Middle East" By Myra MacPherson Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/30/hagel_interview/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/30/hagel_interview/index.html?source=rss Sen. Chuck Hagel talks about his presidential ambitions and why he sided with Democrats on Iraq. John McCain: Bush's echo By Michael Scherer Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/12/mccain/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/12/mccain/index.html?source=rss The senator and the president deliver nearly identical speeches about Iraq in the same state a day apart. Will global warming threaten national security? Amanda Griscom Little Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/09/muckraker/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/09/muckraker/index.html?source=rss Forget WMD -- Sens. Dick Durbin and Chuck Hagel want a National Intelligence Estimate on the security challenges posed by climate change. Another conservative has a change of heart By Alex Koppelman Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/04/bob_barr/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/04/04/bob_barr/index.html?source=rss Former Clinton inquisitor Bob Barr explains why he left the Republican Party and why he shouldn't have voted for the Patriot Act. The I-word Tim Grieve Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/03/26/hagel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/03/26/hagel/index.html?source=rss Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel says there are "ways to deal with" a president who says he doesn't care what Congress thinks. Hagel announces that he has no announcement Tim Grieve Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/03/12/hagel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/03/12/hagel/index.html?source=rss Citing "unpredictable political currents," the Nebraska senator says he'll make a decision about the future in the future Beating back the Bush surge By Michael Scherer and Mark Benjamin Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/09/iraq_debate/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2007/02/09/iraq_debate/index.html?source=rss Congressional Democrats plan a one-two punch to stop President Bush's escalation of the war in Iraq. Live and let live By Garrison Keillor Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/02/07/keillor/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/opinion/feature/2007/02/07/keillor/index.html?source=rss 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. Hagel weighs a White House run Tim Grieve Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/26/hagel/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/26/hagel/index.html?source=rss The anti-escalation Republican floats the idea of running with, not against, a Democrat. GOP senator issues challenge By David Puner Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/politics/2007/01/26/hagel_admonishes/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/ent/video_dog/politics/2007/01/26/hagel_admonishes/index.html?source=rss Hagel: "If we don't debate this -- we are not worthy of our country; we fail our country." "A ping-pong game with American lives" Tim Grieve Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/24/iraq/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/24/iraq/index.html?source=rss The RNC can smear Jim Webb, but a lot of Republicans agree with him. Warner to introduce second Iraq resolution Tim Grieve Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/22/warner/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/22/warner/index.html?source=rss "Escalation"? "Augmentation"? How about "Just say no"? Hagel, Democrats agree on anti-escalation resolution Tim Grieve Thu, 24 Jul 2008 15:07:00 PDT http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/17/resolution/index.html?source=rss http://www.salon.com/politics/war_room/2007/01/17/resolution/index.html?source=rss Hillary Clinton says she's on board. Olympia Snowe is thinking about it.