Tagged: U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

President Obama is moving to fill two key posts on his national security team with the nomination of former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, a Republican, to be secretary of defense and current White House counterterrorism adviser John Brennan to be director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

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Update at 1:35 p.m. ET. Hagel Pledges To "Always Do My Best":

President Obama formally nominated Chuck Hagel and John Brennan to his second term cabinet Monday.

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President Obama wants a Republican to be his next secretary of Defense, and some Republicans really don't like the choice.