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Chuck Hagel steps down as US defense secretary

Contributors: Max Fisher, Zack Beauchamp, and Andrew Prokop

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November 24, 2014
Obama should blame himself, not Chuck Hagel, for Hagel's failure as Defense Secretary

By Max Fisher

Hagel's failure as Defense Secretary is Obama's fault. Firing him shows that Obama doesn't get that.
November 24, 2014
Obama's next Defense Secretary: a guide to Hagel's possible replacements

By Zack Beauchamp and Andrew Prokop

Here's a guide to some of the most likely picks to be America's next Secretary of Defense.
November 24, 2014
Obama announces Chuck Hagel's resignation

By Zack Beauchamp@zackbeauchamp

The Secretary of Defense will stay on until his successor is confirmed by the Senate.
November 24, 2014
ISIS celebrates Chuck Hagel’s departure with a Twitter meme

By Zack Beauchamp@zackbeauchamp

"The Islamic State Topples the American Defense Minister."
November 24, 2014
Why Obama is firing Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel

By Max Fisher

Hagel is leaving his job at the Pentagon two years earlier than expected.

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