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My Afternoon with Chuck Hagel
International Business Times, by Joanne Butler
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Posted By:JoanneButler, 1/18/2013 3:05:00 AM
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| From my perch in Delaware, I can only marvel at how faded pols suddenly become white-hot in the blink of an eye. Take former Senator Chuck Hagel, for instance. I met him once back in 1999, early in his first Senate term. I’ve met many politicians in my career, but I won’t soon forget that afternoon in Hagel’s office.
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Comments:
Will the barber chair go to the Pentagon?
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Reply 1 - Posted by:
Spidey, 1/18/2013 4:13:39 AM (No. 9123531)
Maybe he sat in the barber chair to figure out how to "trim" the budget.
Ok,I´ll work on another theory later...Much ater.
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Reply 2 - Posted by:
mort, 1/18/2013 4:44:51 AM (No. 9123536)
Waste of print
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Reply 3 - Posted by:
floridagator, 1/18/2013 5:30:50 AM (No. 9123559)
Posted why?
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Reply 4 - Posted by:
Vigilant, 1/18/2013 5:51:36 AM (No. 9123568)
Grammar school essay.
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Reply 5 - Posted by:
JAN, 1/18/2013 7:17:33 AM (No. 9123665)
A no information article
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Reply 6 - Posted by:
ROLFnader, 1/18/2013 7:38:20 AM (No. 9123696)
Well, there´s 3 minutes I´ll never get back. Could have been cleaning out the glove compartment.
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Reply 7 - Posted by:
mickturn, 1/18/2013 8:44:15 AM (No. 9123853)
So what you are saying is he is beyond wierd, has a huge inflated ego and is secretely power mad, like a mafia Don...?
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Reply 8 - Posted by:
grampus, 1/18/2013 9:02:31 AM (No. 9123915)
Lordy, lordy, folks. Why all the piling on? Can´t we occasionally have something posted that´s not all fire and brimestone? This was a pleasant piece that also described a government training program (which the complainers probably knew nothing of and had no interest in). In addition, it gave a bit of insight into Hagel the man as well as Hagel the manager. Informative without rubbing your noses in it. Thanks for posting.
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Reply 9 - Posted by:
kanphil, 1/18/2013 9:19:56 AM (No. 9123971)
Was there a point in there somewhere?
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From my perch in Delaware, I can only marvel at how faded pols suddenly become white-hot in the blink of an eye. Take former Senator Chuck Hagel, for instance. I met him once back in 1999, early in his first Senate term. I’ve met many politicians in my career, but I won’t soon forget that afternoon in Hagel’s office.
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