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opinionator.blogs.nytimes.com - 11/27/2008
Meet the New Boss …
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Pundits try to glean the meaning of Barack Obama's decision to keep Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates in his post.
Keeping Robert Gates as secretary of defense is a great idea. - By Fred Kaplan - Slate Magazine
slate.com - 11/27/2008
Keeping Robert Gates as secretary of defense is a great idea. - By Fred Kaplan - Slate ...
— slate.com — Robert Gates. Click image to expand. Robert Gates If the reports are true that Robert Gates will... stay on as President Obama's defense secretary, the move is a stroke of brilliance—politically and substantively. In his nearly two years at the helm of ... (more) Keeping Robert Gates as secretary of defense is a great ...

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mudvillegazette.com - 11/26/2008
Gates Stays on at Pentagon?
— mudvillegazette.com — 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 ... (more) Gates Stays on at Pentagon?

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talkleft.com - 11/26/2008
Report: Gates To Stay At Defense
— talkleft.com — Reports say : Defense Secretary Robert Gates has agreed to stay on under President-elect Barack Obama, according... to officials in both parties. Obama plans to announce a national-security team early next week that includes Gates at the Pentagon and ... (more) Report: Gates To Stay At Defense

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I'm barracking the hopeful
Daimnation! — I'm quivering with stasis (and optimistic about US military efforts in Afghanistan--check the early links): Secretary of State: Hillary Clinton Secretrary of Defense: Robert Gates National Security Adviser: Marine Gen. (ret'd) James L. Jones Commander, US Central Command: Gen. David Petraeus (now thinking furiously about Afghanistan). As The Economist puts it (I wonder what all those Obama-loving Canadian media and opposition politicians think): Masters of war ...

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