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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...
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