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yglesias.thinkprogress.org - 11/26/2008

The Pentagon Team

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I think there’s a lot of logic to keeping Bob Gates on as Secretary of Defense. But I also thought Chris Bowers’ concerns about this are reasonable: The most important appointment decision Obama will make during the transition, bar none, is who becomes, or remains, Secretary of ...

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thewashingtonnote.com - 11/26/2008

Robert Gates: Should He Have Stayed?

— thewashingtonnote.com — Bob Gates is keeping his Pentagon perch (which has been quite clear for some time). I had... moved close to the view that Gates should go. My thinking at the time was that Gates played a vital role "Out-Cheneying Cheney" in the last couple of ... (more) Robert Gates: Should He Have Stayed?

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mudvillegazette.com - 11/26/2008

Gates Stays on at Pentagon?

— mudvillegazette.com — First, your U.S. history trivia for the day: Henry Lewis Stimson, Secretary of War throughout World War... Two under Democrat Presidents Roosevelt and Truman, was a Republican. ***** And now back to the news. If the rumors are true, then Politico ... (more) Gates Stays on at Pentagon?

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talkleft.com - 11/26/2008

Report: Gates To Stay At Defense

— talkleft.com — Reports say : Defense Secretary Robert Gates has agreed to stay on under President-elect Barack Obama, according... to officials in both parties. Obama plans to announce a national-security team early next week that includes Gates at the Pentagon and ... (more) Report: Gates To Stay At Defense

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Political Animal — ... Secretary Gates' deputy at the Pentagon is slated to be Richard Danzig, who was Navy secretary under President Clinton. The #3 (policy) will PROBABLY be Michele Flournoy, a Clinton administration veteran who was dual-hatted as principal deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy and threat reduction, and deputy assistant secretary of defense for strategy. If the report proves accurate, Flournoy will replace Undersecretary of Defense for Policy Eric Edelman, who, as Yglesias noted , is "Gates' most pernicious subordinate" and a former aide to Dick Cheney. For those ...