latimes.com - 12/1/2008
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Reporting from Chicago -- President-elect Barack Obama unveiled his national security team today, including formally announcing his intention to nominate his onetime rival for the Democratic nomination, Sen. Hillary Clinton of New York, as the next secretary of State. Obama also announced his ...
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
gallup.com - 12/2/2008
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gallup.com —
PRINCETON, NJ -- Americans widely approve of Barack
Obama's decisions, announced on Monday, to name Hillary Clinton
secretary of state and to ask Robert Gates to stay on as secretary of defense. mwboj_5e_uqnvqhkyovxoq These results are based on a ...
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Obama National Security Picks Get High Marks
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Obama Presents His Notably Centrist National Security Team
The Moderate Voice —
... The L.A. Times report on the announcement also focuses on Clinton and gates, and provides additional perspective on Clinton’s new role and some of what went into sealing the deal for her to be in the cabinet — and noted that GOPers were quick to pounce on Clinton, given what she said about Obama during the tough campaign and what he said about her: ...
Those Gates & Clinton Cabinet Appointments Everybody Knew About Are Now Official!
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... Hooray.
Also, that dude everybody knew was going to stay on as Obama’s token old white Republican Texan, Robert Gates, is staying on as Obama’s token old white Republican Texan. People at the Daily Kos or whatever are probably outraged about all of this!
Also Eric Holder is officially the designated Attorney General, making him the first African-American who pardoned Marc Rich to hold this important Department of Justice role.
Hillary Clinton, Robert Gates on Obama national security team [LA Times]
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