WASHINGTON - JUNE 25: Former U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) speaks during the Eric M. Warburg Award presentation ceremony at the Library of Congress June 25, 2009 in Washington, DC. This year's award was presented to German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Getty Images logo Getty Images 5 months ago

WASHINGTON - JUNE 25: Former U.S. Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) speaks during the Eric M. Warburg Award presentation ceremony at the Library of Congress June 25, 2009 in Washington, DC. This year's award was presented to German Chancellor Angela Merkel.

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  1. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: (AFP-OUT) President Barack Obama names David Boren (C) and Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) (not pictured) co-chairmen of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board October 28, 2009 in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. The board reports directly to the president as an independent source of advice on intelligence matters including the quality and quantity of intelligence activities and the effectiveness of organization structure, management and personnel. Vice President Joe Biden looks on at left.
  2. U.S. President Barack Obama (2nd R) and Vice President Joe Biden (L) meet with co-chairmen of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board former Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) (R) and former Senator David Boren (D-OK) and senior leadership of the intelligence community in the Cabinet Room at the White House in Washington October 28, 2009.

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  1. US President Barack Obama announces Senator Chuck Hagel (not in photo) and Senator David Boren (L) as Co-Chairmen of the President�s Intelligence Advisory Board during a meeting of the board October 28, 2009 in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC.
  2. US President Barack Obama announces Senator Chuck Hagel (R) and Senator David Boren (2nd L) as Co-Chairmen of the President�s Intelligence Advisory Board during a meeting of the board October 28, 2009 in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, DC.
  3. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: (AFP-OUT) President Barack Obama names Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) (R) and David Boren (2L) co-chairmen of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board October 28, 2009 in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. The board reports directly to the president as an independent source of advice on intelligence matters including the quality and quantity of intelligence activities and the effectiveness of organization structure, management and personnel. Vice President Joe Biden looks on at left.
  4. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: (AFP-OUT) President Barack Obama names David Boren (C) and Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) (not pictured) co-chairmen of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board October 28, 2009 in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. The board reports directly to the president as an independent source of advice on intelligence matters including the quality and quantity of intelligence activities and the effectiveness of organization structure, management and personnel. Vice President Joe Biden looks on at left.
  5. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: (AFP-OUT) President Barack Obama names David Boren (C) and Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) (not pictured) co-chairmen of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board October 28, 2009 in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. The board reports directly to the president as an independent source of advice on intelligence matters including the quality and quantity of intelligence activities and the effectiveness of organization structure, management and personnel. Vice President Joe Biden looks on at left.
  6. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: (AFP-OUT) President Barack Obama names Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) (R) and David Boren (2L) co-chairmen of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board October 28, 2009 in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. The board reports directly to the president as an independent source of advice on intelligence matters including the quality and quantity of intelligence activities and the effectiveness of organization structure, management and personnel.
  7. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: (AFP-OUT) President Barack Obama names Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) (3rd R) and David Boren (3rd L) co-chairmen of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board October 28, 2009 in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. The board reports directly to the president as an independent source of advice on intelligence matters including the quality and quantity of intelligence activities and the effectiveness of organization structure, management and personnel.
  8. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 28: (AFP-OUT) President Barack Obama names Sen. Chuck Hagel (R-NE) and David Boren co-chairmen of the President's Intelligence Advisory Board October 28, 2009 in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington, D.C. The board reports directly to the president as an independent source of advice on intelligence matters including the quality and quantity of intelligence activities and the effectiveness of organization structure, management and personnel.
  9. US President Barack Obama signs the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2010 as US Defense Secretary Robert Gates (L) and members of the US Congress look on October 28, 2009 in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC.
  10. Pakistani Shiite Muslims carry a burning US flag as they shout slogans during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.
  11. A Pakistani Shiite Muslim man torches an US flag during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.
  12. A Pakistani Shiite Muslim man carries a burning US flag during a protest against the US Kerry-Lugar Bill in Karachi on October 9, 2009. Pakistan's parliament resumed debate on a massive US aid package after rifts opened up between the military and the government over strings attached to the funding. In an unusual public statement late October 7, top military commanders including the army chief said they had 'serious concerns' about the bill, which hinges some aid on hard-up Pakistan's efforts to battle Islamist extremism. US Congress last week voted to triple aid to Pakistan to 7.5 billion dollars over the next five years, part of US President Barack Obama's plan to battle militancy through development and fostering democratic institutions.
  13. The seat of US Representative Joe Wilson, Republican of South Carolina, remains empty on September 10, 2009 at the Congressional Oversight Committee at the US Capitol. Wilson yelled 'You lie' at US President Barack Obama on September 9 during his speech to the US Congress. Wilson has apologized for the remark.
  14. Vice President Joe Biden (L) talks with U.S. Congressman John Lewis (D-GA) (Top R) and U.S. Congressman Dennis Kucinich (D-OH) (Front R) before the start of U.S. President Barack Obama's health care reform speech to a joint session of the U.S. Congress on Capitol Hill in Washington, September 9, 2009.
  15. White House Social Secretary Desiree Rogers walks at the White House in Washington December 4, 2009. Representative Loretta Sanchez (D-CA) told NBC's "Today" show on Friday she believes Congress has a right to hear Rogers explain how uninvited couple, Tareq and Michaele Salahi, managed to gatecrash U.S. President Barack Obama's debut state dinner last week.
  16. RNPS IMAGES OF THE YEAR 2009 - U.S. President Barack Obama dances with daughter Sasha as they walk from the Oval Office to a luau, or a Hawaiian feast, on the South Lawn of the White House for members of Congress and their families in Washington, June 25, 2009.

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