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Live-Blogging Conference Call with Robert Gates
blogs.wsj.com - 2/27/2009
Live-Blogging Conference Call with Robert Gates
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Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is hosting a conference call with reporters to discuss President Barack Obama ’s address today at Camp Lejeune . The president confirmed plans to remove U.S. troops from Iraq, and laid out a strategy to continue diplomatic engagement with the country. Obama announced that combat troops would be out of Iraq by the end of August 2010. (For more, read this story in The Wall Street Journal .) The live-blog will begin shortly. 1:04 : Josh Earnest ...
Gates: Obama is ‘more analytical’ than Bush.
thinkprogress.org - 3/1/2009
Gates: Obama is ‘more analytical’ than Bush.
— thinkprogress.org — Today, on NBC’s Meet the Press, host David Gregory asked Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to compare... the “styles” and “temperaments” of Presidents Bush and Obama. Gates said Obama was “somewhat more ... (more) Gates: Obama is ‘more analytical’ than Bush.

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mudvillegazette.com - 2/26/2009
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— mudvillegazette.com — Bloomberg gets the headline right: Gates Says Families Can Decide on Photos at Return of War Dead... : Defense Secretary Robert Gates said he will allow photographs of fallen American troops returning to the U.S. if their families agree. Whether the media should be allowed to attend this event ... (more) Choice

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Gates says Obama more 'analytical' than Bush
politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com - 3/2/2009
Gates says Obama more 'analytical' than Bush
— politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com — President Obama is more analytical than his predecessor, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday. (CNN) — President... Obama is more analytical than his predecessor, Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Sunday. Gates, the only Cabinet holdover ... (more) Gates says Obama more 'analytical' than Bush

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Gates: No "Surge" in Afghanistan
The Page by Mark Halperin — ... In a conference call with reporters, the Defense Secretary says he doesn't consider the current troop build-up a "surge." Also says he doesn't yet know how large a force will eventually be needed. Read more here. ...

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