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Washington. Its friday, february 15th, its tthe daily rundown. Im chuck todd. President obama is standing by his embattled nominee for secretary of defense, chuck hagel, as hagels former Senate Republican colleagues put up a major roadblock yesterday in their attempts to not just delay the nomination, but try to kill it. The yeas are 58, the nays are 40. One senator announced present. And with that senate vote, chuck hagel came up short of a 60vote filibuster roadblock that Senate Republicans demanded, delaying what could still be hagels eventual confirmation vote by at least two weeks. Four republicans, mississippis thad cochran, susan collins, mike johannes, and Lisa Murkowski voted. President obama was emphatic during a google plus question and answer session. My expectation and hope is that chuck hagel, who richly deserves to get a vote on the floor of the senate, will be confirmed as our defense secretary. Its just unfortunate that this kind of politics intrudes at a time when im

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