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Raised in discussions with us this week is how does somebody with such tough relationships with republicans help this president lead big budget cutbacks at the pentagon? won't that be tough on capitol hill? >> i think this, he certainly wasn't picked to improve the president's relationship with the public. general powell i'm not sure why he was picked. as andrea said normally the presidents get their choices for the cabinet. these hearings i think will be contentious particularly on iran and israel and hamas. chuck hagel and i have been friends since the mid 70s. his wife is from meridian, mis...

Economic times, we must do everything we can to ease the transition of the thousands of service members who will come home from war to civilian life. they fought for us. the least we can do is fight for them. [applause] it's now my honor to introduce one of those soldiers who fought in vietnam. senator chuck haigle. he led an infantry squad in vietnam during the bloody fighting following the tet offensive. like millions of our generation he demonstrated bravery, patriotism and heroism on the battlefield. and he also demonstrated that patriotism and bravery and heroism in the life of public

>> good afternoon, everybody. chuck, thank you for your words and your friendship and your life of service. veterans of the vietnam war, families, friends, distinguished guests. i know it is hot. but you are here to honor your loved ones and michelle and i could not be more manorred to be here with you. temperature could not be more honored than to be here with you.

Service that has followed. chuck, we thank you for honoring us with your presence today and thank you for your commitment to the united states of america. god bless you. [applause] >> leon, thank you. i'm honored to be among you today. and grateful for an opportunity to say a couple of words before i introduce our special guest this afternoon. this uniquely american day memorial day was born over 140 years ago, america's civil war. our most costly and terrible war. a war thatter to at the heart and fab risk our republic. the next war to divide us, it

Israeli lobby. but is there an israeli lobby. there are people who very supportive of the state of israel. i am very poretive of the state of israel. so is senator hagel and you will see this in the confirmation hearings but it doesn't mean you have to agree with every single position that the israeli government takes. >> fair enough, but on a couple of measures, it seems very important, he seemed so feel so strongly about his views about israel that he was a distinct minority in senate. for instance, one of only four senators in october 2000 who would not sign a letter expressing solidarity w...