Former U.S. Senator Hagel turns to U.S. President Obama after being nominated to be Defense Secretary at the White House in Washington

Former U.S. Senator Chuck Hagel (R) takes the podium after U.S. President Barack Obama (L) announced the nomination of Hagel to be his new Secretary of Defense, at the White House in Washington January 7, 2013. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque

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