Chuck Hagel Sworn In as Secretary of Defense
Passed 58-41 in the Senate
Chuck Hagel was sworn in as Defense Secretary today shortly after arriving to the Pentagon for his first day on the job.
Hagel arrived at the Pentagon this morning 40 minutes late after being caught in Washington D.C'.'s morning rush hour traffic. As Hagel's SUV pulled up to the Pentagon's River Entrance, Marine Lt. Gen. Thomas Waldhauser walked up to the car's door and greeted Hagel with a crisp salute.
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