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WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2008 While Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will stay in office in President-elect Barack Obama’s administration, other Bush administration political appointees will move on, a Pentagon spokesman said today. More than 600 political appointees work in the Defense ...
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Barack Obama's national security team--at this early stage--presents
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Gates Will Lead New Obama Team at Defense Department
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Original Source: Armed Forces Press Service Gates Will Lead New Obama Team at Defense Department By Jim Garamone American Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Dec. 3, 2008 While Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will stay in office in President-elect Barack Obama s administration, other Bush administration political appointees will move on, a Pentagon spokesman said today. More than 600 political appointees work in the Defense Department, 49 of them in positions requiring Senate confirmation. The Senate confirmed Gates in December 2006, and he does not have to go through that ...
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... Much more interesting will be to see the types of people he selects to fill second and third tier political appointments. ...
Nearly 600 Political Appointees in the Pentagon to Move On
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Unfortunate, but this is how the game is played:
While Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will stay in office in President-elect Barack Obama’s administration, other Bush administration political appointees will move on, a Pentagon spokesman said today.
More than 600 political appointees work in the Defense Department, 49 of them in positions requiring Senate confirmation. The Senate confirmed Gates in December 2006, and he does not have to go through that process again.
During a news roundtable yesterday, Gates said the vast majority of ...
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