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US Senate to vote on Pentagon nominee Hagel

By REUTERS

FEBRUARY 26, 2013 18:21

WASHINGTON - The US Senate on Tuesday was considering ending a delay in considering Chuck Hagel's controversial nomination as President Barack Obama's defense secretary, which would open the way to a vote on his confirmation later in the day or on Wednesday.

The Democratic majority was expected to approve the nomination when the issue gets to the floor, but the process was delayed by Republicans, who used Senate procedures to put off the approval.

The 100-member body was due to consider at noon (1700 GMT) a measure that would end Republicans' use of a procedural tactic known as a filibuster that had delayed the vote for almost two weeks. It was the first time a filibuster has been used to delay consideration of a nominee for secretary of defense.

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