online.wsj.com - 12/3/2008
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Gates said closing the prison camp at Guantanamo Bay is a "high priority" and called on Congress to work with the Obama administration to make it happen.
foreignaffairs.org - 12/4/2008
motherjones.com - 12/1/2008
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motherjones.com —
Barack Obama's national security team--at this early stage--presents
more questions than answers. His selection of Hillary Clinton...
to be secretary of state has been a much-chewed-over topic of pundit puzzlement . And with the Monday morning unveiling ...
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The Curious Retention of Robert Gates
defenselink.mil - 12/2/2008
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defenselink.mil —
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 ...
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DefenseLink News Article: Gates Will Lead New Obama Team ...
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The Audacity of Patience
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... McCarthy links to a Wall Street Journal report that the same Robert Gates that Obama is retaining at Defense told reporters that yes, closing down Gitmo is a big priority, but it can’t be done by executive order. Instead, Gates said that Congress will have to work with the new administration on legislation to make it happen. It’s complicated, the WSJ article explains: ...
The Audacity of Patience
RedState: Conservative News and Community —
... McCarthy links to a Wall Street Journal
report that the same Robert Gates that Obama is
retaining at Defense told reporters that yes, closing down Gitmo is
a big priority, but it can't be done by executive order. Instead,
Gates said that Congress will have to work with the new
administration on legislation to make it happen. It's complicated,
the WSJ article explains: ...
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