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online.wsj.com - 11/21/2008
Keep Gates
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But Mrs. Clinton at Foggy Bottom? Can they be serious?
politico.com - 11/25/2008
Gates agrees to stay on under Obama
— politico.com — Also, James L. Jones, former commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Europe, will be named national... security adviser. (more) Gates agrees to stay on under Obama

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openleft.com - 11/25/2008
The Debate Over Gates
— openleft.com — The most important appointment decision Obama will make during the transition, bar none, is who becomes, or... remains, Secretary of Defense. As I have noted in the past , the Department of Defense oversees the expenditure of 52% of all discretionary ... (more) The Debate Over Gates

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blogs.abcnews.com - 11/25/2008
Gates a 'Done Deal'
— blogs.abcnews.com — Martha Raddatz and Jake Tapper Report: Sources tell ABC News that Defense Secretary Robert Gates will be... staying on in the top Pentagon job, for at least the first year of the Obama administration. "It is a done deal," a... (more) Gates a 'Done Deal'

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Looks Like Clinton
Suburban Guerrilla — ... president-elect. The announcement is expected after Thanksgiving, the Obama transition official said late Thursday. Clinton aides couldn’t be reached to comment. The word that New York Sen. Clinton was headed to Foggy Bottom came the same day that people close to the transition said Mr. Obama had settled on a second woman for a high-profile post: Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano for secretary of homeland security. Well, that didn’t take long! The Crazy Dolphin Lady: On the face of it, the apparent offering of the ...

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