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Published 12/2/2008 by CNN Ticker Producer Alexander Mooney at CNN Political Ticker

Obama wants Gates to stay on as Secretary of Defense. WASHINGTON (CNN) — Washington is full of seemingly obscure places where history is made. Deep Throat's parking garage, the Balcony at Ford's Theater. Now you can add the fire station at Reagan National Airport. That's where President-elect Barack Obama met secretly with Secretary of Defense Robert Gates [...] (link)

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