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mudvillegazette.com - 12/9/2008
In Defense
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Positioning : WASHINGTON Defense Secretary Robert Gates is moving to replace virtually all of the top political appointees at the Pentagon, and a number of centrist Democrats are expected to take their places. Officials familiar with Gates' thinking say he is planning to keep on only a few ...
Obama National Security Picks Get High Marks
gallup.com - 12/2/2008
Obama National Security Picks Get High Marks
— 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 ... (more) Obama National Security Picks Get High Marks

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Gates Warns Against ‘Testing’ Obama
nytimes.com - 12/13/2008
Gates Warns Against ‘Testing’ Obama
— nytimes.com — Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates warned that foreign powers should not try to “test” President-elect Barack Obama... with a crisis in his first months in office. > (more) Gates Warns Against ‘Testing’ Obama

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talkingpointsmemo.com - 12/4/2008
No Transition From Nonesense
— talkingpointsmemo.com — Congressional Quarterly bemoans Obama's broken promise of a bipartisan cabinet since he's only appointed one Republican to... one of the top three positions in government -- State, Defense and Treasury ... Now that President-elect Barack Obama's ... (more) No Transition From Nonesense

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Victory Caucus -- All Content — Positioning:WASHINGTON Defense Secretary Robert Gates is moving to replace virtually all of the top political appointees at the Pentagon, and a number of centrist Democrats are expected to take their places. Officials familiar with Gates thinking say he is planning to keep on only a few of his closest personal aides - no more than a dozen or so. But the Defense Departments plum jobs - secretaries of the Army, Navy and Air Force, along with dozens of deputy and... read ...

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