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foxnews.com - 11/25/2008
Defense Secretary Gates to Keep Job Under Obama - FOXNews.com Transition Tracker
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates will keep the top Pentagon job for at least the first year of the Obama administration, FOX News has learned. There was very strong support for Gates among Democrats, said one Democratic source in the Senate whose boss was intimately involved in bringing Obama and ...
politico.com - 11/25/2008
Gates agrees to stay on under Obama
— politico.com — Also, James L. Jones, former commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Europe, will be named national security adviser. (more) Gates agrees to stay on under Obama

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openleft.com - 11/25/2008
The Debate Over Gates
— openleft.com — 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 ... (more) The Debate Over Gates

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Obama’s Picks
commentarymagazine.com - 11/26/2008
Obama’s Picks
— commentarymagazine.com — According to the latest news reports, President-elect Obama will nominate a national security team next week that is stunning in its moderation. The headliners–Bob Gates staying at Defense, Hillary Clinton becoming Secretary of State, retired ... (more) Obama’s Picks

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Top of the Ticket:  Barack Obama to keep Robert Gates in Defense, Fox reports

Pat Dollard | Young Americans:  Gates Is Going Nowhere

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Barack Obama to keep Robert Gates in Defense, Fox reports
Top of the Ticket — ... the political season. Gates  was appointed by President Bush to replace Donald Rumsfeld after the 2006 congressional elections that proved disastrous for Republicans. He's refused to comment on the new cabinet speculation. On paper at least Gates and Obama also disagree over the need for a European missile defense system now, with Obama saying he wants the technology to be more proven before any installation talk. Fox News has more over here. --Andrew Malcolm Speaking of missile defense, you ...

Gates Is Going Nowhere
Pat Dollard | Young Americans — Fox: Defense Secretary Robert Gates will keep the top Pentagon job for at least the first year of the Obama administration, FOX News has learned. There was very strong support for Gates among Democrats, said one Democratic source in the Senate whose boss was intimately involved in bringing Obama and Gates together to see if they were compatible. The move confirms speculation that Obama aides had encouraged before the election that Gates would stay on for an interim period. A registered independent, Gates has served various ...

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