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Hagel Denies ‘Major’ Rift With Obama, Explains Resignation

Hagel Denies ‘Major’ Rift With Obama, Explains Resignation
Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel testifies on the Defense Department's fiscal year 2015 budget request before the Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington, D.C., March 5, 2014. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, joined Hagel to testify on the budget request. DOD photo by Glenn Fawcett

Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said Thursday the decision for him to resign was a mutual one arrived at in private discussions with President Barack Obama and not based on any “major” differences between the two men. “There were no major differences in any major area. Sure, there are always issues of style and how you get things done and are things moving fast enough,”  Hagel said, describing Obama as “thoughtful” and “careful.” “This was a mutual decision based on the…

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