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Coming to an end, and a peace dividend to be reaped, the president decided reform minded hagel was the right choice for the job. >> as we complete your mission in afghanistan -- >> reporter: guiding the pentagon through tough budget cuts and restructuring. but it was rough out the gate. gaffes at the confirmation hearing. >> ive just been handed a note that i misspoke. >> reporter: and then the deluge of world crises. hagel veering way off administration talking points and hitting the panic butt...

And he is truly a hero. heather, thank you very much. >> five minutes after the top of the hour. its incredible, the velocity of stories coming through. major world crises. you heard heather open up the show -- we know whats happening in gaza and israel. we know what happened last thursday as a malaysian jet airplane was shot out of the sky. 298 lives ended, and yet the russian leader continues to point fingers at the west and say its not our fault. you can blame ukraine. back and forth. people ...

Much done for at least the rest of this year and well see what happens after the midterm elections but its going to be a grim year i think. >> its a very reactive presidency on the world stage, not setting agendas, not the pivot to asia they promised, a new middle east. seems to be reacting to events. what is the impact in washington? john mccain was at a cnn national journal event this past year. he says because of this, and this always gets me, why cant they walk and chew gum. you have a presi...

Upset about the governors proposal to give emergency managers the power to void union contracts. a little bit more about conservative critics now jumping on barack obamas interest. carol costello is back here with some of your responses because youve been quite chatty about it all. >> yes, you have been quite chatty. and ive enjoyed reading some of your comments. our critics talk about president obama making ncaa picks during world crises. how many of them spend 24/7 to focus on stupid stuff t...

Tournament. so talkback today. are critics fair about president obama making ncaa picks during world crises? write to me facebook.com/carolcnn and i will read your responses later on this hour. >> all right. thanks so much, carol. >> sure. meantime, sheer a look at whats ahead on the rundown. japans dark days, atomic bomb survivors reflecting on the current nuclear crisis. and theyre being hailed as heroes. a look at conditions facing the workers at japans crippled nuclear plant. plus, a rea...

>> well, they may be chiefing in topeka -- cheering in topeka, but in the conservative blogosphere, some are crying foul, "anxious world looks to the white house and wonders whos obama picking for the final four?" on tv, fox blasted mr. obama for the ncaa bracket and also for playing golf, saying, "i find his lack of engagement now beyond troubling to me." democratic and republican lawmakers are not exactly chained to their desks. theyre raising money to get re-elected. according to "the washi...

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On just at horrific levels. crimes against humanity being committed and then, of course, iran who looks like they are going to walk away from the table and move towards nuclear weapons. what is the common denominator in all three of those world crises? vladimir, putin. what is the united states response? what is the president going to say? what is the secretary of state going to say? what is the united states government going to say? what are we going to do? how aggressively are we going to work...