firstread.msnbc.msn.com - 12/7/2008
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In an exclusive interview to air Sunday on "Meet the Press," President-elect Barack Obama announces that he plans to appoint Gen. Eric Shinseki as his Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Shinseki, a former Chief of Staff of the U.S. Army, was the first Hawaii native and the first Asian-American to earn the rank of four-star General. He served in the army's highest leadership post from 1999 to 2003. Prior to that appointment, he served as Commander of a NATO-led peace force in ...
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Obama Taps Shinseki for Veterans Affairs; Ironies Abound
juancole.com 12/7/2008 — Barack Obama will put forward retired Gen. Eric Shinseki as Secretary of Veterans Affairs in his cabinet. . WaPo quoted me: 'Juan Cole, a University of Michigan history professor who writes about the Iraq war and Islam, called Shinseki's ...
Rumsfeld nemesis Shinseki to be named VA secretary
americablog.com 12/7/2008 — You have to give the Obama people credit . They are quite adept at slipping the knife in slowly. Obama is appointing retired General Eric Shinseki to be our next secretary of Veterans Affairs. You might recall that Shinseki is the guy who basically ...
Rewarding Those Who Were Right
openleft.com 12/7/2008 — I can't say I know all that much about General Eric Shinseki , the former Army Chief of Staff. Like most Americans, about all I know about him is that, before the Iraq war, he argued that occupying Iraq would require an enormous American military ...
Eric Shinseki : Veterans Affairs Secretary —
Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
Barack Obama will name General Eric Shinseki as his Secretary Of Veterans Affairs. Obama will make the announcement tomorrow, on the anniversary of Pearl Harbor. Watch Obama confirm the appointment during his appearance on Meet the Press.
PRESIDENT-ELECT OBAMA : Tomorrow, you had ...
Eric Shinseki for Veterans Affairs —
PoliGazette
The appointment of retired general Eric Shinseki to head Veterans Affairs has drawn positive reactions from many fronts. Most notably, it has drawn praise from numerous veterans associations, including Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America, Vietnam Veterans of America and Veterans for Common ...
Shinseki's star rises —
The Reaction
By Libby Spencer Finally. An appointment I can unequivocally cheer. Obama names Gen. Shinseki as VA chief . Good for the interests of veterans and a fitting reward for Shinseki's courageous honesty at the beginning of the Iraq folly that cost him his job at the time. "When I reflect on ...
Got Somethin’ Stickin’ In My Eye —
Comments from Left Field
The Washington Post reports today that (forcedly) retired General Eric Shinseki has been tapped by President-elect Obama to lead Veterans Affairs:
Shinseki, a 38-year veteran, is best known for his four years as Army chief of staff, and in particular his response to congressional ...
Shinseki to Head Veterans Affairs —
Outside The Beltway | OTB
In a surprise move, General Eric Shinseki has been tapped as Barack Obama’s Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
Shinseki, a four-star general and 38-year veteran who retired shortly after the fall of Baghdad in 2003, will appear with Obama in Chicago at a news conference today commemorating ...
Headlines —
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• Obama's Meet the Press Interview: General Eric Shinseki to Be Veterans Affairs Secretary (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/06/obamas-meet-the-press-int_n_148996.html)• Biden, Reid Back Separation of Powers; Executive Branch Will Be Barred from Senate's Democratic Caucus Meetings ...
The Shinseki pick —
Ben Smith's Blog
Obama's choice of Eric Shinseki as Secretary of Veterans Affairs is, in a way, his most anti-war appointment yet: Shinseki clashed with the Rumsfeld Pentagon over his criticism of troop levels in Iraq, and is generally viewed as having been vindicated.
The move also, Jonathan Martin notes , ...
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