WASHINGTON -- President Obama's choice of former GOP senator Chuck Hagel to lead the Defense Department likely sets up a contentious nomination fight in the Senate. Obama plans to nominate Hagel today to lead the Pentagon as Defense secretary,In this June 26, 2008 file photo, then-Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) speaks on foreign policy at the Brookings Institution in Washington. President Barack Obama may round out his new national security leadership team next week, with a nomination forWASHINGTON -- President Obama plans to nominate former Republican senator Chuck Hagel on Monday to serve as secretary of Defense, an administration official said Sunday. The nomination of Hagel, a Republican and a decorated veteran of theWASHINGTON -- President Obama plans to nominate former Republican senator Chuck Hagel on Monday to serve as secretary of Defense, an administration official said Sunday. The nomination of Hagel, a Republican and a decorated veteran of theTwo weeks before his inauguration, and with more "fiscal cliffs" on the horizon, President Obama is embracing a showdown with Congress over his pick to lead the Pentagon in his second term. Obama will nominate former Republican Sen. Chuck Hagel to be
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