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Flanked by both President Obama and Vice President Obama, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel resigned from his position today, November 24, after White House insiders allege that he wasn’t bout that life to handle the looming threats that face the nation.

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Female U.S. Army soldiers–especially Black ones were up in arms over the government’s new regulation that seemingly singled out ethic hairstyles. According to the new amendment in the regulation, twists, dreadlocks, and cornrows–of specific diameters–were to be forbidden effective April 1.

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Sen. John McCain is known as one of the most grizzled and dedicated elected officials in the United States Senate. On Tuesday (September 3) afternoon however, McCain was seen goofing off on his iPhone during a lengthy Senate hearing regarding the tense situation in Syria.

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The ongoing divisiveness between Republicans and Democrats in Congress played out once again in the confirmation vote of Secretary of Defense nominee Chuck Hagel. In an unprecedented move, GOP Senators have opted to obstruct Hagel’s ascent to President Barack Obama’s cabinet by employing the first filibuster of a Defense Secretary nominee ever.

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Fresh off his vacation in Hawaii, President Obama formally nominated Chuck Hagel as secretary of defense, today. Choosing Hagel has not been without political opposition, but the president noted him as “the leader that our troops deserve.”