Published 11/26/2008
by shannanb
at CNN Political Ticker
Gates will continue as defense secretary.
CHICAGO (CNN) – Several officials close to President-elect Barack Obama's transition told CNN on Tuesday that Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to stay on the job for at least the first year of the new administration, with one source calling it "all but a done deal" that the official [...]
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