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WATCH LIVE: Chuck Hagel grilled at Secretary of Defense confirmation hearing

The Senate Armed Forces Committee questions former Sen. Chuck Hagel at his confirmation hearing to be Secretary of Defense.
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President Barack Obama's nominee to be the next Defense Secretary former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-ND), speaks alongside Obama's nominee to be the next CIA Director John Brennan and President Obama, during a nomination ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC on January 7, 2012. UPI/Kevin Dietsch
President Barack Obama's nominee to be the next Defense Secretary former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-ND), speaks alongside Obama's nominee to be the next CIA Director John Brennan and President Obama, during a nomination ceremony in the East Room at the White House in Washington, DC on January 7, 2012. UPI/Kevin Dietsch 
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Published: Jan. 31, 2013 at 9:41 AM
By GABRIELLE LEVY, UPI.com

Unlike incoming Secretary of State John Kerry's jovial confirmation hearings last week, former Sen. Chuck Hagel faces tough questions from both parties over his record on Iran, women and gays serving in the military, Pentagon spending and Israel.

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