President Obama announces his nominees for a new U.S. Secretary of Defense Hagel and new CIA director Brennan at the White House in Washington

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) announces his nominees for new U.S. Secretary of Defense former Republican U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel (L) and new CIA director White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan (R) at the White House in Washington January 7, 2013. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

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