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Shinseki, a Prescient General, Re-Enlists as VA Chief
time.com - 12/8/2008
Shinseki, a Prescient General, Re-Enlists as VA Chief
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Six years after being condemned for warning that the U.S. would need more troops in Iraq than the Pentagon had committed, "Ric" Shinseki returns to help the wounded
Sources: Shinseki tapped as VA secretary
msnbc.msn.com - 12/7/2008
Sources: Shinseki tapped as VA secretary
— msnbc.msn.com — Democratic officials say President-elect Barack Obama has selected retired Gen. Eric K. Shinseki to be the next... Veterans Affairs secretary. (more) Sources: Shinseki tapped as VA secretary

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General Critical of Iraq War Is Pick for V.A. Chief
nytimes.com - 12/7/2008
General Critical of Iraq War Is Pick for V.A. Chief
— nytimes.com — The choice of Gen. Eric K. Shinseki for secretary of the Veterans Affairs Department symbolizes a break... with the Bush era on national security. > (more) General Critical of Iraq War Is Pick for V.A. Chief

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wordpress.redstate.com - 12/8/2008
Shinseki To Be Secretary of Veterans Affairs
— wordpress.redstate.com — The wire services are reporting that former Army Chief of Staff, retired General Eric Shinseki will be... nominated to be Secretary of Veterans Affairs in the new Obama administration. I'm not a big fan of Shinseki for a number of reasons. The signature ... (more) Shinseki To Be Secretary of Veterans Affairs

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Politics Daily:  Turnabout is Fair Play: Obama Picks Shinseki to Head Veterans Affairs

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Turnabout is Fair Play: Obama Picks Shinseki to Head Veterans Affairs
Politics Daily — ... Well, president-elect Barack Obama has decided that the 66-year-old Shinseki is too young and too prescient to be spending the September of his years on a golf course. So, in a corrective of sorts, he has asked the general to get back to work. This time, he'll be heading up The Department of Veterans Affairs. Here's what Obama had to say about Shinseki: ...

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September 11 defendants ask to plead guilty — Reuters: Politics 12/8/2008
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Israel's Netanyahu upbeat on Obama plans for Iran — Reuters: Politics 12/8/2008
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