Catherine Poe Ask me a question. Follow @catpoe WASHINGTON, January 9, 2013 — Republican Chuck Hagel is under fire from all sides, and none of it can be considered friendly fire. A Vietnam veteran and decorated war hero, who still carries shrapnel in his chest, former Sen. Hagel (R-Neb) is a wounded warrior who came home to serve his country in the Senate and now finds himself once again under the gun, particularly from Senate colleagues as President Obama considers him for Secretary of Defense. Leading the assault are Sen. John McCain and Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.). McCain, himself a Vietnam vet and former POW, once said, when he ran for president against Obama, that Hagel would...
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