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Officials: Defense Sec. Gates to stay on under Obama (Politico)

 

Published 11/25/2008 at Yahoo! News: Politics News

Politico - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has agreed to stay on under President-elect Obama, according to officials in both parties. Obama plans to announce a national-security team early next week that includes Gates at the Pentagon and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) as secretary of State, officials said.  (link)

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