Alabama Republican party demands Shelby retract support of Hagel

The Alabama Republican party's steering committee has demanded that Senator Richard Shelby (R-Al) retract his announced support for Chuck Hagel's nomination to be Secretary of Defense (Hat Tip: Sunlight).

Shelby revealed
last week that he intended to vote for Hagel. The announcement was
treated by the media as a surprise, as it appeared to break Republican
unity against Hagel. However,