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Gates's Odds of Staying Under Obama Rise If Clinton at State (Bloomberg)

 

Published 11/17/2008 at Yahoo! News: Politics News

Bloomberg - Nov. 17 (Bloomberg) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates may be closer to being tapped for extended duty by Barack Obama because of the near certainty a Democrat -- possibly Hillary Clinton -- will be named secretary of state and Gates's willingness to accept a new team around him, according to Democratic and Republican experts. (link)

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