politico.com - 12/1/2008
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On Monday, President-elect Barack Obama is expected to tap the Republican-appointed Defense Secretary Robert Gates for a new term in his administration and Democratic New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton for secretary of state. The announcements would seem to suggest that Obama will be ...
gallup.com - 12/2/2008
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gallup.com —
PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans widely approve of Barack
Obama's decisions, announced on Monday, to name Hillary Clinton...
secretary of state and to ask Robert Gates to stay on as secretary of defense. mwboj_5e_uqnvqhkyovxoq These results are based on a ...
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Obama National Security Picks Get High Marks
motherjones.com - 12/1/2008
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motherjones.com —
Barack Obama's national security team--at this early stage--presents
more questions than answers. His selection of Hillary Clinton...
to be secretary of state has been a much-chewed-over topic of pundit puzzlement . And with the Monday morning unveiling ...
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The Curious Retention of Robert Gates
slate.com - 11/27/2008
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Robert Gates. Click image to expand. Robert Gates
If the reports are true that Robert Gates will...
stay on as President Obama's defense secretary, the move is a stroke of brilliance—politically and substantively. In his nearly two years at the helm of ...
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Keeping Robert Gates as secretary of defense is a great ...
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Anxiety Over Obama’s Picks For National Security And Foreign Policy? Not So Much…
Firedoglake —
... Obama is slated to announce more cabinet nominees today at 10:40 am ET. Including a much-rumored nod to Hillary Clinton as SoS.
While the chattering classes turn cartwheels to play up rifts and rumors, sniffing every shred of moldering dirty laundry, I don't find the rumored selections surprising. I'm not alone.
On Face the Nation, Jane Mayer said Obama's selections reflect his active involvement in policy questions, in stark contrast to Bush's national security hand-off to Cheney. She emphasized ...
Spotlight on National Security Team
The Reaction —
... and willingness to speak the truth to power. That means that their strong leadership, informed by Barack Obama's vision, will guide the nation along the right path from early on. Not named, but part of the solution, is former President Bill Clinton, who will be ...
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swamppolitics.com 11/26/2008 — by Frank James
It's being widely reported that President-elect Barack Obama has asked Defense Secretary Robert Gates to stay on at the Pentagon and that Gates has agreed.
The move would maintain continuity at the Pentagon at a critical time ...
Gates a 'Done Deal'
blogs.abcnews.com 11/25/2008 — Martha Raddatz and Jake Tapper Report: Sources tell ABC News that Defense Secretary Robert Gates will be staying on in the top Pentagon job, for at least the first year of the Obama administration. "It is a done deal," a...
The Debate Over Gates
openleft.com 11/25/2008 — The most important appointment decision Obama will make during the transition, bar none, is who becomes, or remains, Secretary of Defense. As I have noted in the past , the Department of Defense oversees the expenditure of 52% of all discretionary ...
Barack Obama to keep Robert Gates in Defense, Fox reports
latimesblogs.latimes.com 11/26/2008 — President-elect Barack Obama has decided to retain the Bush administration's Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates , in his current position, at least for a year.
According to a report just posted on FoxNews.com, Gates' re-appointment as Defense ...
Gates
washingtonmonthly.com 11/26/2008 — GATES.... As has been widely reported, Barack Obama will keep Defense Secretary Robert Gates at his post next year. This is not a surprise -- speculation about Gates staying on was common even before the election -- but it is...
Times: Gates to Stay at Defense
dailykos.com 11/26/2008 — Peter Baker and Thom Shanker at The New York Times write: Obama Plans to Retain Gates at Defense Department : President-elect Barack Obama has decided to keep Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates in his post, a show of bipartisan continuity in a ...
: The Pros And Cons Of Keeping Gates On At Defense
mydd.com 11/26/2008 — From Political Radar reports that President-elect Obama is expected to keep Robert Gates on as Secretary of Defense. Sources tell ABC News that Defense Secretary Robert Gates will be staying on in the top Pentagon job, for at least the first year of ...
The Obama/Gates Pentagon
washingtonmonthly.com 12/2/2008 — THE OBAMA/GATES PENTAGON.... From a progressive perspective, there are a few concerns about Robert Gates staying on as Defense Secretary in an Obama administration. One the main issues has to do with Gates' deputies -- Gates may be a sensible...
Gates and the National Defense Strategy
dailykos.com 12/8/2008 — For what have been described as reasons of "continuity," President-elect Obama has chosen to retain Robert Gates as his Secretary of Defense, at least for the short term. It's of no small interest, then, to see what Secretary Gates has ...
The transition: The new team —
First Read 12/1/2008
Due to the tragic news from the weekend in India, USA Today notes there's no better day than today for Obama to unveil his national security team, which can be best described as foreign policy pragmatists or realists.
The Washington Post: ...
Obama announces national security team —
CNN Political Ticker 12/1/2008
CHICAGO (CNN) – President-elect Barack Obama selected New York Sen. Hillary Clinton for the position of secretary of state Monday.
Obama also announced his decision to keep Defense Secretary Robert Gates in his current post, and named retired ...
B. Clinton, Hagel react to picks —
First Read 12/1/2008
From NBC's Domenico Montanaro Two statements reacting to Obama's selection are from Chuck Hagel and Bill Clinton . Hagel, it seems, has been shut out from the Obama cabinet. The Nebraska Republican, who accompanied Obama abroad during the ...
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