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Nebraska Republican Charles Timothy
'Chuck' Hagel News.
Congress.gov biography:
"HAGEL, Charles Timothy (Chuck), a Senator
from Nebraska; born in North Platte, Nebraska, October 4, 1946; graduated
from St. Bonaventure High School, Columbus, Neb.; graduated from the Brown
Institute for Radio and Television, Minneapolis, MN, 1966; graduated from
University of Nebraska, Omaha, 1971; served in the U.S. Army infantry,
attaining the rank of Sergeant E-5, 1967-1968, and serving in Vietnam in
1968; newscaster and talk show host in Omaha 1969-1971; administrative
assistant to Representative John Y. McCollister (R-Neb.) 1971-1977; manager
of government affairs for Firestone Tire & Rubber Company, Washington,
D.C. 1977-1980; deputy administrator, United States Veterans Administration,
1981-1982; investment banker and business executive in Washington and Omaha;
deputy director and chief executive officer of the Economic Summit of Industrialized
Nations (G-7) in 1990; elected as a Republican to the United States Senate
in 1996; reelected in 2002 for the term ending January 3, 2009. "
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CHUCK HAGEL News:
20080918
 Sarah
Palin - Chuck
Hagel -  John
McCain -  Nebraska
-  Alaska
-  US-  International
-  Russia
-  2008
Election
"[Republican
Senator] Sen. Hagel doubts Palin's ready." ... "[Nebraska
Republican Senator] Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska is the nation's most prominent
Republican officeholder to publicly question whether Sarah Palin has the
experience to serve as president." ... ""She doesn't have any foreign policy
credentials," Hagel said Wednesday in an interview. "You get a passport
for the first time in your life last year? I mean, I don't know what you
can say. You can't say anything."" ... "Palin was elected governor of Alaska
in 2006 and before that was the mayor of a small town." ... "The McCain
campaign has cited the proximity of Alaska to Russia as evidence of her
international experience." ... "Hagel scoffed at that notion." ... ""I
think they ought to be just honest about it and stop the nonsense about,
'I look out my window and I see Russia and so therefore I know something
about Russia,'" he said. "That kind of thing is insulting to the American
people."" ... ""I think it's a stretch to, in any way, to say that she's
got the experience to be president of the United States," Hagel said."
-By Joseph Morton -World-Herald
20080414
 Barack
Obama - 2008
Election -  Politics
-  Kentucky
- Racist
"G.O.P.
Rep. Refers to Obama as ‘That Boy’." ... "[Kentucky
Republican Represenative Geoff Davis on 2008 Election Democratic Presidential
Candidate Barack Obama:] “I’m going to tell you something: That boy’s finger
does not need to be on the button,” Mr. Davis said." ... "Once the “boy”
remarks began to circulate on the Internet, the Obama campaign moved swiftly
to criticize them. “It’s hard to tell what is more outrageous - Representative
Davis’s condescending and personal attack, or his absurd and offensive
claim that Barack Obama is not prepared to defend America. Geoff Davis
may hide behind offensive tough talk, but he has marched in lock-step with
Bush-McCain policies that have devastated our national security, while
Barack Obama has stood up against a misguided war in Iraq and worked with
respected Republicans like Dick Lugar and Chuck Hagel to secure loose weapons
and nuclear materials from terrorists,” Bill Burton, the campaign spokesman
said." -By Kate Phillips
-NYTimes
20080403
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John
McCain - Chuck
Hagel -
 Military
-  Money
-  Account
-  Law
- Politics
-  Virginia
- Nebraska
- US
-  Iraq
- Op-Ed
- 2008
Election - "McCain
Is AWOL On New GI Bill." ... "In November 2007, Sens.
[Virginia Democratic Senator] Jim Webb and [Nebraska Republican Senator]
Chuck Hagel penned an op-ed in the New York Times advocating a reformed
G.I. Bill that would provide Iraq war veterans with greater educational
opportunities." ... "The idea, which was first introduced in January 2007,
was at once ambitious and benign. Adjust the current landmark law -- which
requires members of the armed services to pay $1,200 in order to participate
-- to better account for spikes in tuition and living expenses. Not only
would there be a greater incentive for those considering enlistment, but
the American economy would be bolstered by an influx of educated veterans."
... ""We must put together the right formula that will demonstrate our
respect for those who have stepped forward to serve in these difficult
times," wrote Webb and Hagel. "First-class service to country deserves
first-class appreciation."" ... "Flash-forward several months and Webb
and Hagel's vision (after months of consideration) is on the cusp of codification.
The 21st Century G.I. Bill may be included in the language of the next
Iraq war supplemental. And while, if considered separately, it could require
60 votes for passage, more than 50 Senators -- including many Republicans
-- have already signed on as co-sponsors." ... "And yet, surprisingly,
one of those Senators who has not yet offered his support is [2008 Election
Republican Presidential Candidate] John McCain." -By
Sam
Stein -HuffingtonPost.com
20070908
-
Chuck
Hagel - US
- Iraq
- Military
-
 History
- Nebraska
- Virginia
- 2008
Election - "Senator
Hagel retiring, not running for president." ... "[Republican
Senator] Sen. Chuck Hagel of Nebraska, a harsh critic of the Iraq war,
plans to retire and will not seek the Republican [2008 election] presidential
nomination next year, a source said on Saturday." ... "Last week, Republican
U.S. [Republican Senator] Sen. John Warner of Virginia said he would not
run for re-election [in 2008]." ... "Hagel, who earned two Purple Hearts
as a combat soldier during the Vietnam War, has been a harsh critic of
the [Republican President] Bush administration's Iraq strategy. In January,
he denounced President George W. Bush's plan for a U.S. troop buildup in
Iraq as "the worst foreign policy blunder since Vietnam -- if it's carried
out."" ... "Hagel has been among a handful of Senate Republicans supporting
legislation that would set an April 30, 2008, deadline for U.S. troops
in Iraq to begin withdrawing." (1, 2)
-Reuters
20060820
-
Nebraska
-
 Chuck
Hagel - 2006
Election - "Sen.
Hagel says GOP has lost its way." ... "Republicans
have lost their way when it comes to many core GOP principles and may be
in jeopardy heading into the fall elections, [Nebraska Republican Senator]
Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb. says. Hagel, a possible presidential candidate
in 2008, said Sunday that the GOP today is very different party from the
one when he first voted Republican." ... ""First time I voted was in 1968
on top of a tank in the Mekong Delta," said Hagel, a Vietnam veteran. "I
voted a straight Republican ticket. The reason I did is because I believe
in the Republican philosophy of governance. It's not what it used to be.
I don't think it's the same today."" ... "Hagel asked: "Where is the fiscal
responsibility of the party I joined in '68? Where is the international
engagement of the party I joined - fair, free trade, individual responsibility,
not building a bigger government, but building a smaller government?""
... "His frustration does not lead him to think Democrats offer a better
alternative. But Hagel wants to see the GOP return to its basic beliefs."
... ""I think we've lost our way," Hagel said. "And I think the Republicans
are going to be in some jeopardy for that and will be held accountable.""
-By Will Lester -AP
via -MercuryNews
20060731
-
US
-
 Israel
-  Lebanon
-  Iran
-  Syria
- Religion
- Military
- Chuck
Hagel - Nebraska
- "Key
Republican breaks with Bush on Mideast: Nebraska's
Sen. Hagel calls for immediate cease-fire." ... "Urging President Bush
to turn all U.S. efforts toward "ending this madness," a leading Republican
senator Monday broke with the Bush administration and called for an immediate
cease-fire in the Mideast." ... ""The sickening slaughter on both sides
must end and it must end now," Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel said. "President
Bush must call for an immediate cease-fire. This madness must stop."" ...
"The Bush administration has refused to call for Israel to halt its attacks
on southern Lebanon, joining Israel in insisting that Hezbollah fighters
must be pushed back from the Israeli-Lebanese border." ... "President Bush
Monday in a speech in Miami Beach, Florida, reiterated his call for a cease-fire
in the Mideast only if it brought a "long-lasting peace" that addressed
Iran and Syria's support for Hezbollah, the Islamic militia that Israel
is targeting. (Full
story)" ... "Hagel said that refusal threatens to isolate the United
States and Israel and harm chances of achieving a long-term peace in the
region." -CNN
20060215
-
US
- Iraq
- Iran
- Military
- Nebraska
- "Republicans
criticize Rice over Bush Mideast policy." ... "Republican
senators criticized the Bush administration Wednesday over its policies
in Iraq, Iran and the Palestinian territories, as Secretary of State Condoleezza
Rice's first testimony on Capitol Hill in months exposed her to a tough
grilling from some members of her own party." ... ""I don't see, Madame
Secretary, how things are getting better. I think things are getting worse.
I think they're getting worse in Iraq. I think they're getting worse in
Iran," Sen. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb., told Rice as she appeared before the Senate
Foreign Relations Committee." -AP
via -USATODAY
20050821
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- Nebraska
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- "Hagel:
Iraq war has destabilized Mideast, resembles Vietnam."
... "A leading Republican senator and decorated Vietnam War veteran said
Sunday the Iraq war has destabilized the Mideast and is looking more like
the Vietnam conflict a generation ago." ... "Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel,
who received two Purple Hearts and other military honors for his service
in Vietnam, reiterated his position that the United States needs to develop
a strategy to leave Iraq." ... "Hagel scoffed at the idea that U.S. troops
could be in Iraq four years from now at levels above 100,000, a contingency
for which the Pentagon is preparing." -AP
via -CNN
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