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mudvillegazette.com - 2/26/2009
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Bloomberg gets the headline right: Gates Says Families Can Decide on Photos at Return of War Dead : Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he will allow photographs of fallen American troops returning to the U.S. if their families agree. Whether the media should be allowed to attend this event ...
Gates: Obama is ‘more analytical’ than Bush.
thinkprogress.org - 3/1/2009
Gates: Obama is ‘more analytical’ than Bush.
— thinkprogress.org — Today, on NBC’s Meet the Press, host David Gregory asked Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to compare... the “styles” and “temperaments” of Presidents Bush and Obama. Gates said Obama was “somewhat more ... (more) Gates: Obama is ‘more analytical’ than Bush.

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Gates says Obama more 'analytical' than Bush
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 3/2/2009
Gates says Obama more 'analytical' than Bush
— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — President Obama is more analytical than his predecessor, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday. (CNN) — President... Obama is more analytical than his predecessor, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday. Gates, the only Cabinet holdover ... (more) Gates says Obama more 'analytical' than Bush

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foxnews.com - 2/26/2009
Pentagon to Allow Media Photos of Returning War Dead - Presidential Politics | Political News
— foxnews.com — News organizations will be allowed to photograph the homecomings of America's war dead under a new Pentagon... policy, defense and congressional officials said Thursday. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates announced Thursday that the Pentagon has changed ... (more) Pentagon to Allow Media Photos of Returning War Dead - ...

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Victory Caucus -- All Content — Bloomberg gets the headline right: Gates Says Families Can Decide on Photos at Return of War Dead:Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he will allow photographs of fallen American troops returning to the U.S. if their families agree. Whether the media should be allowed to attend this event and photograph the returning caskets is a decision that should be made by those most directly affected on an individual basis, by the families of the fallen, Gates said.It remains to be seen... read ...

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