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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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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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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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Blogometer — ... with ex-Def. Sec. Donald Rumsfeld : On the right side of the blogosphere, RedState 's Streiff offers his thoughts: "I'm not a big fan of Shinseki for a number of reasons. [...] What the AP, and the press in general, fails to note is that Shinseki was essentially fired, i.e. his successor was announced while he still had 14 months left in his tenure as CSA, for being a disloyal **** and actively lobbying to preserve a weapons system the OSD did not want. [...] In short, Shinseki was 'fired' nearly a year before his testimony, and his testimony has more to do with the need ...

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The Daily Dish | By Andrew Sullivan — by Chris Bodenner RedState's Streiff, yesterday: What the AP, and the press in general, fails to note is that Shinseki was essentially fired ... for being a disloyal **** and actively lobbying to preserve a weapons system the OSD did not want. ... Having said that, I am cheered by the selection of General Shinseki as the Secretary of Veterans Affairs rather than a politcal [sic] hack like Max Cleland who has made a career of riding his admittedly serious injuries. Streiff, Sept. 1: As ...