Top Political Stories for January 10, 2012

Chuck Hagel is in the national political spotlight it appears. Today's top ten political stories by TopLeftRight.com are:

Chuck Hagel

1. Chuck Hagel's Courage

2. Hagel Must Now Battle GOP Senators

3. President Obama Taps Former GOP Senator Chuck Hagel to Run Pentagon

4. Hagel Nomination is Outrageous

5. Iran Hopes Hagel nomination will improve relations between US - Tehran

6. Team Hagel Versus Team Anti-Hagel

7. Dershowitz: I will Testify Against Hagel on Iran

8. Obama Pick is Ally and Lightning Rod

9. Nebraska Jews Recall Sen. Chuck Hagel as "Unfriendly" and "unmovable" on Israel, "Didn't Give a Damn About Jewish Community."

10. The Hagel Nomination

Gun Control has been the topic of the day with our friends at PoliticallyTrending.com. Here are the top three articles they saw:

1. Melinda Herman, Mom Who Shot Intruder, Inspires Gun Control Foes

2. Taft High School Shooting: Suspect In Custody in Taft, California

3. 15-year-old defends home against burglars, shoots one of them with father's AR-15

On Reddit.com, the top political post today says: "Nestle CEO thinks water should be privatized and that it is a "foodstuff" to be made profit from. If you haven't started boycotting Nestle, do it now" Here's the video:

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