politicalwire.com - 11/19/2008
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President-elect Obama and Robert Gates are negotiating terms under which the defense secretary would remain as Pentagon chief in his administration, the Financial Times has learned. "Mr Obama, through an intermediary, has approached Mr Gates, who has served as defense secretary under President ...
politico.com - 11/25/2008
openleft.com - 11/25/2008
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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 ...
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The Debate Over Gates
blogs.abcnews.com - 11/25/2008
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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...
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Gates a 'Done Deal'
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Hullabaloo —
Beware of Histo-tainment by dday I'm very glad that Matthew Pinsker penned this op-ed today taking a more critical look at Doris Kearns Goodwin's pop pseudo-history "Team Of Rivals". As a yarn, I hear the book is quite good, but as a piece of history it's not exactly true to the source. And since it's become accepted wisdom among the DC chattering class and the politicians they influence, that's a serious problem. There were painful trade-offs with the "team of rivals" approach that are never fully addressed in the book, or by others that offer happy-sounding descriptions of the Lincoln ...
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online.wsj.com 11/11/2008 — President-elect Obama is leaning toward asking Defense Secretary Gates to remain in his position for at least a year. An official said Gates would likely accept the offer.
Barack Obama to keep Robert Gates in Defense, Fox reports
latimesblogs.latimes.com 11/26/2008 — President-elect Barack Obama has decided to retain the Bush administration's Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates , in his current position, at least for a year.
According to a report just posted on FoxNews.com, Gates' re-appointment as Defense ...
Gates will stay
politico.com 11/26/2008 — Mike Allen and ABC report that, as expected, Obama will keep Robert Gates as Defense Secretary.
There's a lot of logic to the move: It puts a Republican, as promised, in a top slot; it prevents Obama from taking the blame, immediately, for whatever ...
Gates Might Stick Around
truthdig.com 11/19/2008 — The Financial Times is reporting that Barack Obama is keen to have Robert Gates stay on as defense secretary. The paper says the two are currently negotiating their differences, but then that’s the whole point: Obama wants people who ...
Gates
washingtonmonthly.com 11/26/2008 — GATES.... As has been widely reported, Barack Obama will keep Defense Secretary Robert Gates at his post next year. This is not a surprise -- speculation about Gates staying on was common even before the election -- but it is...
Gates to stay at Defense
swamppolitics.com 11/26/2008 — by Frank James
It's being widely reported that President-elect Barack Obama has asked Defense Secretary Robert Gates to stay on at the Pentagon and that Gates has agreed.
The move would maintain continuity at the Pentagon at a critical time ...
Keep Gates
online.wsj.com 11/21/2008 — But Mrs. Clinton at Foggy Bottom? Can they be serious?
Bush daughters give tour to Obamas —
CNN Political Ticker 11/19/2008
(CNN) — Jenna and Barbara Bush, the president's daughters, personally toured Barack Obama's daughters around the White House Tuesday, a White House spokeswoman said.
The Bush daughters showed Malia and Sasha Obama their future rooms and other ...
White community adapts to Obama reality —
Reuters: Politics 11/19/2008
WESTMINSTER, Maryland (Reuters) - Worried by racial tensions churned up by the U.S. presidential election, teachers at one U.S. high school braced for the worst in their majority white community the morning after Barack Obama was elected the country's ...
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