UPDATED 8:23 AM EST, January 8, 2013
WASHINGTON (AP) — Chuck Hagel was blunt-spoken in the Senate, even when bucking fellow Republicans. Now opponents in his own party and elsewhere are using Hagel's words against him.
The Vietnam veteran and former two-term senator from Nebraska will need to explain some of his comments and views as President Barack Obama's choice for the next secretary of defense. A look at past remarks likely to come up during his confirmation hearing:
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