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swamppolitics.com - 12/1/2008
Obama: Clinton, Gates, Rice and more
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by Peter Nicholas After weeks of speculation, President-elect Barack Obama formally will introduce Sen. Hillary Clinton as his nominee for Secretary of State at a news conference Monday morning in Chicago, according to a Democrat close to the New York senator. Clinton plans to attend the ...
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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motherjones.com - 12/1/2008
The Curious Retention of Robert Gates
— motherjones.com — Barack Obama's national security team--at this early stage--presents more questions than answers. His selection of Hillary Clinton... to be secretary of state has been a much-chewed-over topic of pundit puzzlement . And with the Monday morning unveiling ... (more) The Curious Retention of Robert Gates

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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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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth:  Tomorrow, Obama announces the National Security Team

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Tomorrow, Obama announces the National Security Team
AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth — ... The big news is, of course, that Hillary Clinton will be named Secretary of State. She'll be at the press conference in Chicago. But, there will be several other key appointments, some we've heard about already, some new. "The Swamp" has the other names: ...

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