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On the recordFebruary 26, 2013
Chuck Hagel, the former Republican senator from Nebraska was sworn in as secretary of defense.
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Chuck Hagel
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Deb Feyerick reports on Chuck Hagel's swearing-in as Secretary of Defense.

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