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online.wsj.com — 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.

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Obama Leans Toward Gates
The Page by Mark Halperin - TIME.com —

Obama Leans Towards Gates
The Page by Mark Halperin - TIME.com — ... Two Obama advisers say he is leaning towards having Defense Secretary Robert Gates stay for another year. ...

Obama Leaning Toward Keeping Gates
The Page by Mark Halperin - TIME.com — ... Two Obama advisers say he is considering having Defense Secretary Robert Gates stay for at least another year. ...

Election Central Morning Roundup
TPM Election Central — ... The Wall St. Journal reports that Barack Obama is leaning toward keeping Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense for at least the first year of his term -- which if true would represent a very prominent act of continuity from the Bush Administration. ...

Obama's Cabinet: Leaning Towards Keeping Gates, Advisers Say
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed — The WSJ reports: President-elect Barack Obama is leaning toward asking Defense Secretary Robert Gates to remain in his position for at least a year, according to two Obama advisers. A senior Pentagon official said Mr. Gates would likely accept the offer if it is made. No final decision has been made, and Obama aides said other people are also under serious consideration for the defense post, one of the most highly coveted in any new cabinet. Several prominent Democrats, including former Clinton Navy Secretary Richard Danzig and former ...

Obama's Cabinet: Leaning Towards Keeping Gates, Advisers Say
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com — The WSJ reports: President-elect Barack Obama is leaning toward asking Defense Secretary Robert Gates to remain in his position for at least a year, according to two Obama advisers. A senior Pentagon official said Mr. Gates would likely accept the offer if it is made. No final decision has been made, and Obama aides said other people are also under serious consideration for the defense post, one of the most highly coveted in any new cabinet. Several prominent Democrats, including former Clinton Navy Secretary Richard Danzig and former ...

Gates stays, WSJ says
Ben Smith's Blog — ... The Journal says Barack Obama is "leaning" towards keeping Bush defense secretary Robert Gates to retain continuity in Afghanistan. ...

Tuesday's Transition News
The Stump — ... Two Obama aides say he's leaning toward Gates for defense, WSJ reports ...

WSJ: Obama may retain Bush interrogation policies, Gates as SecDef
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... . Elsewhere in the Journal, rumor has it that The One is thinking of keeping Gates on for at least another year. A fine idea, no matter which way he’s leaning on Iraq. But then, ...

Ch-Ch-Changes
Talking Points Memo — ... Bush-era intelligence activities and another reporting that Obama is leaning toward asking Bob Gates to stay on as secretary of defense. ...

Bob Gates, Patriot
The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — From the WSJ, confirmation of a proposal made by the Dish months ago: President-elect Barack Obama is leaning toward asking Defense Secretary Robert Gates to remain in his position for at least a year, according to two Obama advisers. A senior Pentagon official said Mr. Gates would likely accept the offer if it is made. ...

Gates to Stay on as SecDef?
Weekly Standard Blog — The Wall Street Journal reports: President-elect Barack Obama is leaning toward asking Defense Secretary Robert Gates to remain in his position for at least a year, according to two Obama advisers. A senior Pentagon official said Mr. Gates would likely accept the offer if it is made. No final decision has been made, and Obama aides said other people are also under serious consideration for the defense post, one of the most highly coveted in any new cabinet. Several prominent Democrats, including former Clinton Navy Secretary ...

Obama Leans Toward Asking Gates To Stay in Place for 1 Year
PoliGazette — ... President-elect Barack Obama is considering asking current United States Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to stay on for at least another year, the Wall Street Journal reported Tuesday. ...

Gates and change
The Reaction — ... The WSJ is reporting that "Obama is leaning toward asking Defense Secretary Robert Gates to remain in his position for at least a year, according to two Obama advisers. A senior Pentagon official said Mr. Gates would likely accept the offer if it is made." ...

Gates and Change: Will Obama Keep the Current SecDef?
The Moderate Voice — ... The WSJ is reporting that “Obama is leaning toward asking Defense Secretary Robert Gates to remain in his position for at least a year, according to two Obama advisers. A senior Pentagon official said Mr. Gates would likely accept the offer if it is made.” ...

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www.washingtonmonthly.com 12/2/2008 — THE OBAMA/GATES PENTAGON.... From a progressive perspective, there are a few concerns about Robert Gates staying on as Defense Secretary in an Obama administration. One the main issues has to do with Gates' deputies -- Gates may be a sensible...
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www.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.... 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...
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