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Official: Obama asks Gates to stay at Pentagon (AP)
news.yahoo.com - 11/26/2008
Official: Obama asks Gates to stay at Pentagon (AP)
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AP - President-elect Barack Obama has asked Defense Secretary Robert Gates to remain in office for the beginning of Obama's presidential term. An official familiar with the discussions said Tuesday that Gates will remain in the post for at least a year.
politico.com - 11/25/2008
Gates agrees to stay on under Obama
— politico.com — Also, James L. Jones, former commander of U.S. and NATO forces in Europe, will be named national... security adviser. (more) Gates agrees to stay on under Obama

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Obama’s Picks
commentarymagazine.com - 11/26/2008
Obama’s Picks
— commentarymagazine.com — According to the latest news reports, President-elect Obama will nominate a national security team next week that... is stunning in its moderation. The headliners–Bob Gates staying at Defense, Hillary Clinton becoming Secretary of State, retired ... (more) Obama’s Picks

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blogs.abcnews.com - 11/25/2008
Gates a 'Done Deal'
— blogs.abcnews.com — 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... (more) Gates a 'Done Deal'

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Hot Air » Top Picks:  Hope, not change: Gates staying for at least another year

Stop The ACLU:  More Change: Gates to Stay On At Pentagon

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Hope, not change: Gates staying for at least another year
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... State; Marine Gen. Jim Jones (Ret.) as National Security Adviser; Admiral Dennis Blair (Ret.) as Director of National Intelligence; and Dr. Susan Rice as U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations. Gates was CIA Director for President George H.W. Bush in 1992, and gave the impression to some that he would stay on in that role if asked by incoming President Bill Clinton. Clinton did not keep him on, replacing him instead with Jim Woolsey. On second thought, if the AP’s right about The One outsourcing foreign policy to Gates and Hillary while he dithers with the economy, maybe ...

More Change: Gates to Stay On At Pentagon
Stop The ACLU — I’ve been giving Obama a hard time on his administration picks being Clintonites, lobbyists, and everything but the change his mantra promised. I’m not gonna do that on this one. I think it is a smart move to keep Gates on. We are on the verge of victory in Iraq and a change in the middle of everything that is going on in the war front could damage all that success. Keeping Gates on for at least another year gives a good window of opportunity for a smoother, more effective transition. President-elect Barack Obama will keep Defense Secretary Robert Gates in that job for at ...

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