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dailykos.com - 12/8/2008
Gates and the National Defense Strategy
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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 post-Obama-nod to say about his vision for the future ...

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talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/4/2008
No Transition From Nonesense
— talkingpointsmemo.com — Congressional Quarterly bemoans Obama's broken promise of a bipartisan cabinet since he's only appointed one Republican to one of the top three positions in government -- State, Defense and Treasury ... Now that President-elect Barack Obama's ... (more) No Transition From Nonesense

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openleft.com - 12/9/2008
What Would Obama Do?
— openleft.com — Michael Tomasky writing in the Guardian about how anyone who thought Gates was a bad pick are complete idiots: And people who can't see that Obama needs to reassure the political establishment by doing things like re-appointing Robert Gates at the ... (more) What Would Obama Do?

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Liberals Feeling Slighted By O!...?
blonde sagacity — ... Article about keeping Gates at the pentagon by one of the Kos Kids. Mad just to be fair...I actually found a Kos Kid with a sense of humor...they actually had this linked as "Obama's secret": ...

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