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December 1st, 2014
05:37 PM ET
Meet the frontrunner to replace Chuck Hagel as Defense Secretary
Washington (CNN) - Ashton Carter, the former second-in-command at the Pentagon appears to be the top choice to replace outgoing Secretary Chuck Hagel, an administration official tells CNN.
While other candidates could emerge, a separate official acknowledged that Carter is very high on the list of possible candidates as the White House has made it clear an announcement is likely to come very soon.
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