weeklystandard.com - 11/19/2008
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The Financial Times reports that Barack Obama is “negotiating terms” under which Robert Gates will remain as Secretary of Defense in an Obama administration. It was widely assumed that Gates would keep his job regardless of who won the election and while I’ve heard conflicting reports about ...
openleft.com - 11/25/2008
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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 ...
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The Debate Over Gates
blogs.abcnews.com - 11/25/2008
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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...
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Gates a 'Done Deal'
blogs.abcnews.com - 11/25/2008
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blogs.abcnews.com —
ABC News' 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...
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Gates Cabinet Appointment 'A Done Deal'
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Eyes on the Prize
Ross Douthat —
... his chairmanship of the Homeland Security Committee on the say so of 42 Senate Democrats AND President Obama;
his Secretary of State might be Iraq War supporter and
preconditionless-summit opponent Hillary Clinton; no one will be
prosecuted for waterboarding, Bush's guy John Brennan may take over at
CIA and Bush's man Robert Gates may stay on as Defense Secretary. I don't know how the liberals feel, but so far the Obama administration rocks. Michael Goldfarb: Pardoning Lieberman, reaching out to Clinton, and keeping on ...
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What Would Obama Do?
openleft.com 12/9/2008 — 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 ...
BREAKING NEWS: Gates to remain at Pentagon
the-reaction.blogspot.com 11/26/2008 — By Michael J.W. Stickings CNN : Several officials close to President-elect Barack Obama's transition tell CNN that Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to stay on the job for at least the first year of the new administration. One source ...
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...
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 ...
Will Gates stay or go?
firstread.msnbc.msn.com 11/11/2008 —
From NBC's Jim Miklaszewski In 10 weeks, Obama will be sworn in as president, the Bush Administration comes to an inglorious end, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates could finally retire to his home overlooking Big Lake in Washington State. ...
Statement by Secretary Gates
mudvillegazette.com 12/1/2008 — Statement by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates "I am deeply honored that the President-Elect has asked me to continue as Secretary of Defense.
Mindful that we are engaged in two wars and face other serious challenges at home and around the ...
Obama picks Daschle as health secretary: CNN —
Reuters: Politics 11/19/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama has chosen former U.S. Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle to be Health and Human Services secretary, CNN reported on Wednesday, citing sources close to Obama's transition team.
Northrop sees defense spending steady in near term —
Reuters: Politics 11/19/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Northrop Grumman Corp Chief Executive Ron Sugar on Wednesday said U.S. defense spending would likely remain steady for the next few years, but significant changes might occur in fiscal 2011 and 2012, depending on the priorities ...
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