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Hagel Nomination Is Sent to Full Senate After Panel’s Combative Debate

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Hagel Nomination Is Sent to Full Senate After Panel’s Combative Debate

After a two-hour debate, the Senate Armed Services Committee on Tuesday approved the nomination of former Senator Chuck Hagel as defense secretary, sending it to the full Senate.

But the 14-to-11 vote, which broke down entirely along partisan lines, was just the beginning of a process this week that seemed certain to further expose a deep rift between Republicans and Democrats over President Obama’s foreign policy prerogatives.

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