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timesonline.co.uk - 11/26/2008

Republican Robert Gates agrees to stay on at the Pentagon

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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 wing of his own party. The re-appointment of ...

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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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openleft.com - 11/25/2008

The Debate Over Gates

— 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 ... (more) The Debate Over Gates

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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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Hope, not change: Gates staying for at least another year
Hot Air » Top Picks — ... them off with promises of negotiations to come in order to bide time while more pressing matters are attended to — in which case, er, aren’t they just going to use that period to build a bomb? This isn’t, ultimately, a subject that can be booted down the road a la Israel and Palestine. Exit question: On a scale of one to 10, how loud will the nutroots whining about this ideologically impure pick be? (Exit answer: Four.) Update:“The nomination of Mr Gates and General Jones will anger the anti-war wing of the Democratic party. They will quickly have to come terms with the fact ...

Obama keeps Bush’s Defense Secretary
Michelle Malkin — Hey, remember that campaign line Barack Obama used incessantly throughout the campaign — you know, the one deriding McCain as a Bush clone and mocking a McCain win as “four more years of Bush?” You remember, right? The One: “I can take 4 more weeks of McCain’s attacks, but America can’t take 4 more years of failed McCain\Bush” policies! Well, ummmm, ahhh, never mind. Now, it looks like continuity is not such an evil thing. Obama’s keeping on Bush’s SecDef, Robert Gates. ...