U.S. President Barack Obama with former Sen. Chuck Hagel. PHOTO/Salah Malkawi/Getty Images
Senate Democrats and the White House struggled to break an impasse Thursday over Chuck Hagel's nomination as secretary of defense, with Republicans blocking speedy confirmation of their former colleague and Vietnam combat veteran.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid accused the GOP of filibustering Hagel's nomination, a move he described as unprecedented for a president's pick for defense
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