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Shinseki for Veteran's Affairs
boomantribune.com - 12/7/2008
Shinseki for Veteran's Affairs
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You might remember that election night in 2000 wasn't all bad. Sen. John Ashcroft of Missouri lost to Democrat Mel Carnahan, in spite of the fact that Carnahan had recently perished in a plane crash. It was a momentary good feeling that Bush quickly quashed by appointing Ashcroft as his Attorney ...
Obama Picks Shinseki to Lead Veterans Affairs
washingtonpost.com - 12/7/2008
Obama Picks Shinseki to Lead Veterans Affairs
— washingtonpost.com — Washington Post Staff Writer Sunday, December 7, 2008; Page A04... (more) Obama Picks Shinseki to Lead Veterans Affairs

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McIntyre: Myth of Shinseki lingers
cnn.com - 12/9/2008
McIntyre: Myth of Shinseki lingers
— cnn.com — Retired Gen. Eric Shinseki on Sunday promised to work for veterans "each and every day."... (more) McIntyre: Myth of Shinseki lingers
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We Need A Hero: Shinseki for Veterans’ Affairs
attackerman.firedoglake.com - 12/7/2008
We Need A Hero: Shinseki for Veterans’ Affairs
— attackerman.firedoglake.com — A source close to the presidential transition just confirmed to me that Eric Shinseki, the Army chief... of staff who stood up to Donald Rumsfeld and told the truth about the real military costs of the Iraq war, will be Veterans Affairs secretary. ... (more) We Need A Hero: Shinseki for Veterans’ Affairs

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Got Somethin’ Stickin’ In My Eye
Comments from Left Field — ... “karmic justice”, while Booman says that after frustrating Democratic partisans with his conciliatory gestures to the outgoing presidency, “Obama has finally delivered a finger-in-the-eye moment to the Bush administration.”  Regardless, Shinseki is an excellent choice.  As ...

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Carol Platt Liebau: Shinseki for VA — Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog
It's being reported that Obama has selected Eric Shinseki to serve as Secretary for Veteran's Affairs.Shinseki is, of course, the man who came to glory among the left when he was supposedly "fired" in retaliation for...