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WASHINGTON | Thu Dec 20, 2012 6:05pm EST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The White House on Thursday came to the defense of former Republican Senator Chuck Hagel against critics who have attacked his record on Israel and Iran in a bid to head off his possible

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Ohio Governor John Kasich speaks during the CERAWEEK world petrochemical conference in Houston March 7, 2012. Credit: Reuters/Donna W. CarsonCOLUMBUS, Ohio | Thu Dec 20, 2012 6:36pm EST COLUMBUS, Ohio (Reuters) - Ohio's Republican Governor Johns Kasich

1 of 2. The U.S. Consulate in Benghazi is seen in flames during a protest by an armed group said to have been protesting a film being produced in the United States in this September 11, 2012 file photo. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said December