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Gates Might Stick Around
truthdig.com - 11/19/2008
Gates Might Stick Around
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The Financial Times is reporting that Barack Obama is keen to have Robert Gates stay on as defense secretary. The paper says the two are currently negotiating their differences, but then that’s the whole point: Obama wants people who disagree with him in his cabinet. All the ...

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ft.com - 11/18/2008
FT.com / World - Obama in talks with Gates on Pentagon role
— ft.com — President-elect Barack Obama and Robert Gates are negotiating terms under which the defence secretary would remain as Pentagon chief in his administration, the Financial Times has learned. Mr Obama, through an intermediary, has approached Mr Gates, ... (more) FT.com / World - Obama in talks with Gates on Pentagon role

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openleft.com - 11/21/2008
General Jim Jones Likely NSA Pick
— openleft.com — CNN is reporting that retired General Jim Jones is the leading candidate to become Obama's national security advisor. There is good reason to believe this reporting, given that Jones was one of sixteen names on the "semi-short list" for Obama's ... (more) General Jim Jones Likely NSA Pick

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talkingpointsmemo.com - 11/12/2008
About Gates at DOD
— talkingpointsmemo.com — As you know, there was a lot of chatter yesterday about Obama keeping Bob Gates on at Defense for some indeterminate period of time. And we can talk a lot about whether or not that's a good thing. But what I'm not hearing a lot about in this ... (more) About Gates at DOD

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N/A — Not change I can believe in:  “President-elect Barack Obama and Robert Gates are negotiating terms under which the defence secretary would remain as Pentagon chief in his administration, the Financial Times has learned.“

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