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No border that touches Israel is always secure.

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Chuck Hagel
Age: 77
Born: 1946
Born: October 4
Banker
Business Executive
Military Personnel
News Presenter
Politician
Talk Show Host
United States Secretary Of Defense
North Platte
Nebraska
Charles Timothy Hagel
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I took an oath of office to the Constitution, I didn't take an oath of office to my party or my president.
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The Israeli people must be free to live in peace and security.
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No one individual vote, no one individual quote or no one individual statement defines me, my beliefs, or my record.
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