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  • Hagel Arrives Damaged at Pentagon Amid Budget Uncertainty

    Chuck Hagel was sworn in as U.S. defense secretary today, battered politically by a confirmation fight even as he takes on challenges from Pentagon budget cuts to withdrawing U.S. forces from Afghanistan.

  • Weill, Don McLean, Debra Lee, Rocco Landesman: D.C. Scene

    Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz said her 9-year-old ballerina daughter lured the Florida Democrat to the world of dance.

  • U.S. May Help Create Syrian ‘No-Fly’ Zone, Cohen Says

    The U.S. and allied forces probably will impose a “no-fly zone” over Syria and take other “more aggressive action” against the Syrian regime, former Defense Secretary William Cohen says.

  • Cohen Says ‘No-Fly’ Zone Possible in Syria (Transcript)

    Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen said in an interview on Bloomberg Television’s “Political Capital With Al Hunt,” airing this weekend, that the U.S. and its allies will probably impose a “no-fly zone” over Syria and take other “more aggressive action” against the Syrian regime.

  • Hagel Independence Attracts Obama as Israel Issue Looms

    President Barack Obama sees in Chuck Hagel a new Pentagon chief who, as a decorated Vietnam War veteran, can stand up to generals at a tight budgetary time and shares his doubts about open-ended military commitments.

  • Hagel in Confirmation Pre-Nomination Fight for Pentagon

    Chuck Hagel is getting a grilling even before President Barack Obama says whether he’ll nominate the former Nebraska senator for secretary of defense.

  • At the Pentagon, No Business Experience Required

    The nomination of former Senator Chuck Hagel as defense secretary is a fresh opportunity to trot out the canard that the prime requisite for the Pentagon job is managerial expertise. After all, the secretary manages an annual budget of more than $600 billion and 3.1 million military and civilian employees.

  • Cohen on Syria, China, Budget: Political Capital

    Aug. 10 (Bloomberg) -- Former U.S. Defense Secretary William Cohen talks about the outlook for imposition of a no-fly zone in Syria, U.S.-China relations and the need for an agreement to avoid automatic, across-the-board federal spending cuts. He spoke with Al Hunt on Bloomberg Television's "Political Capital With Al Hunt." (Source: Bloomberg)

  • John Mayer, William Cohen, Jimmy Jam, Jane Seymour

    Senator Sheldon Whitehouse, Rhode Island Democrat, and William Cohen, the chairman and chief executive officer of the Cohen Group, took a trip down the rabbit hole last night.

  • Israeli Action Should be ‘Coordinated’ With U.S.

    William Cohen, chairman of the Cohen Group and a former U.S. Defense secretary, talks about the U.S. strategy on Iran. (Source: Bloomberg)

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