WASHINGTON (AP) — Barring any new, damaging information, Chuck Hagel has secured the necessary votes for the Senate to confirm him to be the nation’s next defense secretary. A vote ending the bitter fight over President Barack Obama’s choice for his revamped second-term, national security team is expected next week.

Hagel cleared the threshold when five-term Republican Sen. Richard Shelby of Alabama said he would vote for the former GOP senator from Nebraska after joining other Republicans last week in an unprecedented filibuster of the Pentagon nominee.

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vtbrew

02/21/2013 07:20 PM

Thank you Sen. Shelby for your honesty and your courage.

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Miker6

02/21/2013 08:16 PM

But Obama and the Globe will STILL bash Republicans.

Miker6

02/21/2013 08:15 PM

"Barring any new, damaging information, " There's plenty more "damaging information", which we will find out later, of course. 

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