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Topic: Levin rejects GOP?demands
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Levin rejects GOP?demands
for more Hagel documents
The Hill [Washington, DC], by Jeremy Herb
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Posted By:KarenJ1, 2/8/2013 2:28:51 PM
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| Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) on Friday rejected Republican calls for Defense nominee Chuck Hagel to provide more financial information, arguing the demands went “far beyond” what had been required of previous nominees. Levin said that the Senate Armed Services Committee would vote on Hagel’s nomination for secretary of Defense “as soon as possible,” which suggests a vote on the former Nebraska senator could come as early as next week. Levin opted not to hold a vote Thursday after 25 Republican senators sent Hagel a letter calling for him to provide financial information from eight
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Comments:
Really?? It looks like the despicable Levin is following King Barry´s playbook. Out.rageous.
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
KarenJ1, 2/8/2013 2:35:29 PM (No. 9166027)
I´m sorry staff. I don´t know how the "?" got in the headline. It is an error.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
Jonr, 2/8/2013 2:48:48 PM (No. 9166044)
The Democratic Party is hopelessly perverted and corrupt. If ever there was proof that liberalism is a mental disease, the Democratic Party of today is a perfect example of that fact.
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
Cat Ballou, 2/8/2013 2:58:02 PM (No. 9166057)
No problem,if the Republicans don´t have enough information to vote for Hagel, then don´t vote for him. Pretty easy actually.
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
horacer, 2/8/2013 3:00:43 PM (No. 9166060)
The left started floating this defense yesterday, it worked. Hagel isn´t toast, he´s going to be confirmed.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
Stlouislaxbros dad, 2/8/2013 3:14:46 PM (No. 9166082)
Well... duh... maybe the previous nominees didn´t receive any money from a group called "friends of Hamas."
So the question is.. is Hagel a friend of Hamas.... or not?
Make him answer it.
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
caddyjak, 2/8/2013 3:24:22 PM (No. 9166107)
Please don´t pick on Levin. This old demostooge will soon be meeting the two million Cambodians who died when he cut off military support in Vietnam.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
jimK1, 2/8/2013 3:42:50 PM (No. 9166145)
Oh Please #6 may it be so - and soon. He can take his overweight compatriot with him. Michigan would be much better off without those two twits.
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
ROLFnader, 2/8/2013 4:04:44 PM (No. 9166180)
Oh please , #6 and 7- take his addled cousin, Sander, with him, too.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
TXknitter, 2/8/2013 6:55:24 PM (No. 9166414)
Republicans, stand firm on this. You can win.
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