Washington reacts to expected Hagel nomination at DOD

President Obama will nominate former Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel for Secretary of Defense today. We'll look at the reaction in Washington to the news, and examine Hagel's qualifications.

We'll talk with Steve Clemons, the Washington editor at large for The Atlantic. Clemons recently wrote about the arguments for and against Hagel.

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