acus.org - 12/1/2008
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General James L. Jones, chairman of the Atlantic Council, was appointed this morning by President-elect Barack Obama as the 21st National Security Advisor .
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topics.nytimes.com - 11/25/2008
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Gen. James L. Jones, a former commander of
all NATO forces, is being considered for a number...
of top foreign policy jobs in the Obama administration: secretary of state, secretary of defense or national security adviser. General Jones combines a ...
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James L. Jones News - The New York Times
wonkroom.thinkprogress.org - 12/1/2008
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General James L. Jones, U.S. Marine Corps (Ret.),
whom President-elect Barack Obama today selected to be his...
national security adviser , currently runs a U.S. Chamber of Commerce energy policy front group. Jones is president and chief executive ...
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Jim Jones’ Chamber Of Commerce Organization Promotes ...
suntimes.com - 12/8/2008
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For the first time, outgoing Illinois Senate President
Emil Jones is saying he would like President-elect Barack...
Obama's U.S. Senate seat. "Yes, I am interested,'' Jones said on WBBM-AM's "At Issue," which aired Sunday. Obama's replacement should be ...
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Jones joins bidding for Obama Senate seat :: CHICAGO ...
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Obama's Foreign Policy Team Signals Change
Newshoggers.com —
... been advocating for an ability to put more "wingtips on the ground" for years now. He adds that State needs a massive overhaul after years in the DoD's shadow. James is a fairly moderate conservative, who has been getting more moderate recently as the GOP retreats into its Palin bunker, and I don't think he could be more happy with Obama's choices. So far, Obama's going the right way about keeping the Joyner's of American politics onside, which bodes ill for a GOP recovery.
The editors at The Atlanticist, which is the main PR booster for NATO in the US, are ...
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A ROUNDUP OF REACTIONS to the James Jones appointment.
The Lefties Have Another Jones - For Jones!
Daily Pundit —
General James Jones: Seasoned Leader, Strategic Thinker, and Statesman | Atlantic Council of the United States
Jones, an admired former Marine commandant and supreme allied commander of NATO, was appointed last November as a Bush administration envoy charged with trying to improve the often dysfunctional Palestinian security forces. As part of that assignment, he drafted a report that caused a stir in Israel by criticizing the Israeli Defense Forces’ activities in the Palestinian territories. The Israeli newspaper Haaretz said the report, which was ...
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