A newly formed non-profit organization is targeting Senate Democrats up for re-election in 2014 to build pressure on them to oppose former Sen. Chuck Hagel's confirmation as Secretary of Defense.  The group, Americans for a Strong Defense, released its first ad Tuesday slamming Hagel's past statements on Israel and Iran and his position supporting cuts to the defense budget. "Barack Obama’s nominee for Secretary of Defense wants America to back down," the ad's narrator says. "An end to our nuclear program. Devastating defense cuts. A weaker country." Ryan Williams, a spokesman for ... Read More