WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President Barack Obama accepted Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel's resignation on Monday, saying Hagel had approached him last month to say it was time for him to leave.
At a White House event in the State Dining Room, Obama and Vice President Joe Biden gave Hagel a warm sendoff.
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