| http://www.w3.org/ns/prov#value | - Cutting veterans benefits is never popular, but on this program last month, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel said benefits are getting so costly, it is hard to keep troops ready for war. (SOUNDBITE OF ARCHIVED INTERVIEW) SECRETARY CHUCK HAGEL: Personnel costs, right, now including retirement compensation and health care, are about 50 percent of our total budget.
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