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Republicans succeeded Thursday in blocking a vote on Chuck Hagel, President Obama's defense secretary nominee, by launching the first filibuster in history against a president's choice to fill the Pentagon's top civilian post.
In a letter sent Thursday, White House Counsel Kathryn H. Ruemmler signaled that Mr. Obama didn't make any phone calls the night of the attack — though she said Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, on behalf of Mr. Obama, called the Libyan president.
