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Pres. Obama Announces New Defense Secretary and CIA Director

Washington, DC
Tuesday, January 8, 2013

Pres. Obama on Monday announced that he will nominate former Nebraska GOP Senator Chuck Hagel as Defense Secretary and his counterterrorism adviser John Brennan as the new CIA Director. If approved, Hagel would replace Leon Panetta and Brennan would direct the CIA after the resignation of David Petraeus.

Updated: Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 6:29am (ET)

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