Official: Obama asks Gates to stay at Pentagon (AP)
news.yahoo.com 11/26/2008 — 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 ...

My Way News - Official: Obama asks Gates to stay at Pentagon
apnews.myway.com 11/26/2008 — My Way News - Official: Obama asks Gates to stay at Pentagon

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 ...

Republican Robert Gates agrees to stay on at the Pentagon
timesonline.co.uk 11/26/2008 — President Bush s Defence Secretary, Robert Gates, has been asked to stay on in his post and has accepted, according to officials last night, a move that will give Barack Obama significant credibility with the US military but will dismay the liberal ...

The Associated Press: Gates seen more likely to stay as Pentagon chief
google.com 11/24/2008 — 5 days ago WASHINGTON (AP) What Robert Gates once called "inconceivable to me" his remaining as defense secretary beyond Inauguration Day is looking a bit more conceivable to the rest of Washington. The 65-year-old former spymaster has turned ...

More Change: Gates to Stay On At Pentagon
stoptheaclu.com 11/26/2008 — 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 ...

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 ...

The Obama/Gates Pentagon
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...

Report: Gates To Stay At Defense
talkleft.com 11/26/2008 — 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 ...

Gates Likely to Stay Defense Secretary
poligazette.com 11/26/2008 — Not that I’m sure anybody is surprised by this at this point (perhaps except the far-left hoping Obama might change his mind), but it is looking increasingly likely that current Defense Secretary Robert Gates will hold his job for at least ...

Gates to stay as U.S. defense secretary: report — Reuters: Politics 11/25/2008
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has agreed to stay on under President-elect Barack Obama, the Politico news website said on Tuesday.

Officials: Defense Sec. Gates to stay on under Obama (Politico) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/25/2008
Politico - Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates has agreed to stay on under President-elect 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 Sen. ...

Gates expected to stay on as Obama's defense secretary — CNN Political Ticker 11/25/2008
Gates will continue as defense secretary. CHICAGO (CNN) – Several officials close to President-elect Barack Obama's transition told CNN on Tuesday that Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to stay on the job for at least the first year ...

Gates to Stay On as Defense Secretary — WSJ.com: Politics And Policy 11/26/2008
Obama's security team came into focus, with Gates likely to stay on as defense secretary and retired Marine Gen. James Jones expected to be named national security adviser.

Officials: Obama to ask Pentagon chief to stay — msnbc.com: Politics 11/26/2008
Seeking experience in wartime, President-elect Barack Obama intends to re-enlist Defense Secretary Robert Gates as head of the Pentagon — if only temporarily — and has chosen a retired Marine general to be White House national security adviser, ...