politico.com - 12/2/2008
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A provocative point from First Read : "[O]f the three big national security posts, it's possible a President McCain could have picked Jones and Gates as well."
And Clinton, as my colleague Jonathan Martin points out, is hardly a sop to the left.
thewashingtonnote.com - 11/26/2008
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Bob Gates is keeping his Pentagon perch (which
has been quite clear for some time). I had...
moved close to the view that Gates should go. My thinking at the time was that Gates played a vital role "Out-Cheneying Cheney" in the last couple of ...
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Robert Gates: Should He Have Stayed?
mudvillegazette.com - 11/26/2008
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First, your U.S. history trivia for the day:
Henry Lewis Stimson, Secretary of War throughout World War...
Two under Democrat Presidents Roosevelt and Truman, was a Republican. ***** And now back to the news. If the rumors are true, then Politico ...
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Gates Stays on at Pentagon?
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 ...
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Obama Hearts McCain's National Security Team team?
A provocative point from First Read: "[O]f the three big national security posts, it's possible a President McCain could have picked Jones and Gates as well."
And Clinton, as my colleague Jonathan Martin points out, is hardly a sop to the left.
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