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Posts Tagged Secretary of Defense

Why Is Chuck Hagel Endorsing Joe Sestak?

By | 08.24.10 | 9:18 am

Former Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-Neb.) will endorse Rep. Joe Sestak (D-Pa.) today in his Senate bid against former Rep. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.). Hagel told the Associated Press yesterday that Sestak, a fellow veteran, will put the interests of the nation ahead of his party:

Obama Administration Faces Ethical Conflict By Representing John Yoo

By | 03.11.09 | 3:00 pm

Following up on my earlier post about whether the Obama Justice Department really ought to be representing John Yoo — the notorious former Office of Legal Counsel lawyer during the Bush administration — Michael Ratner, president of the Center for Constitutional Rights and a professor at Columbia Law School, More…