Former Sen. Chuck Hagel discusses challenges facing the U.S.

Former Republican U.S. Senator from Nebraska Chuck Hagel discusses challenges the U.S. is facing both domestically and internationally. Hagel was in Minnesota this week to give the third annual Eugene McCarthy Lecture at St. John's University in Collegeville.

Hagel is out with a new book, "America: Our Next Chapter: Tough Questions, Straight Answers."

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Resources

• About Chuck Hagel
• Eugene J. McCarthy Center for Public Policy and Civic Engagement