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That fire. mara? >> mark potter, thanks so much for that. the white house said that it's a move that plays politics with the pentagon. senate republicans are blocking at least temporarily the nomination of chuck ha goal to be secretary of defense. first time that a defense secretary nominee has needed to clear 60 votes. it will further strain partisan. >> my expectation and my hope is that chuck ha goal who richly deserves to get a vote on the floor on the gnat, will be con first as our defense secretary. this kind of politics, it's unfortunate, intrudes when i'm still presiding over a war i...

And i thought they did. they battled back to get in it and then, you know, battled right on the brink of winning it. and, it was a heck of a football game. there was a pass interference. and then a hold. on crabtree on the last one. >> all right, a delightful 4 hours, 15, last night's game goes down as the longest one in super bowl history. coming up at the top of the hour, morning joe, one of the president's closest advisers said that chuck ha goal was unprepared for last week's confirmation hearings. morning joe will break that down as well as the week ahead in washington. when we come b...

Of defense. extensive new details today in the case of james holmes accused of gunning down 12 people at a colorado movie theater last summer. and hillary clinton gets back to work. good morning. the white house is confirmed that today president obama will announce former nebraska senator chuck h a, gel as his pick for next secretary of defense. they're vowing that it will be a rough road to combination who opposed the iraq war. more now from washington. >> reporter: this is a republican who would work for a democrat but not a big fan of republicans at least not in the senate here on cap...

Pled for better security. susan collins teled the message to the administration about the secretary of state opening. >> i think john kerry would be an excellent appointment and easily confirmed by the colleagues. >> there are other key cabinet picks. secretary of the defense will have to contend with a destabilized middle east and rising threats from asia when big defense cuts are anticipated. former republican chuck ha gel of nebraska and ashton carter and michelle florinoid . act being director michael more accident orell . homeland security advisor michael vickers and former senator chuck ...

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