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mydd.com - 11/26/2008
: The Pros And Cons Of Keeping Gates On At Defense
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From Political Radar reports that President-elect Obama is expected to keep Robert Gates on as Secretary of Defense. Sources tell ABC News that Defense Secretary Robert Gates will be staying on in the top Pentagon job, for at least the first year of the Obama administration. "It is a done deal" ...

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The Moderate Voice:  Gates As Obama Defense Chief: Another Centrist Obama Administration Sign

QandO:  Gates to continue as Sec Def

Obama’s Picks
commentarymagazine.com - 11/26/2008
Obama’s Picks
— commentarymagazine.com — According to the latest news reports, President-elect Obama will nominate a national security team next week that is stunning in its moderation. The headliners–Bob Gates staying at Defense, Hillary Clinton becoming Secretary of State, retired ... (more) Obama’s Picks

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Obama Plans to Retain Gates at Defense Department
nytimes.com - 11/26/2008
Obama Plans to Retain Gates at Defense Department
— nytimes.com — President-elect Barack Obama will keep Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates as a show of continuity in a time of war, Democrats close to the transition said. > (more) Obama Plans to Retain Gates at Defense Department

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Gates expected to stay on as Obama's defense secretary
cnn.com - 11/25/2008
Gates expected to stay on as Obama's defense secretary
— cnn.com — Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson sits down with his likely successor Timothy Geithner on Tuesday. (more) Gates expected to stay on as Obama's defense secretary

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Gates As Obama Defense Chief: Another Centrist Obama Administration Sign
The Moderate Voice — ... time on his administration picks being Clintonites, lobbyists, and everything but the change his mantra promised. I’m not gonna do that on this one. I think it is a smart move to keep Gates on. We are on the verge of victory in Iraq and a change in the middle of everything that is going on in the war front could damage all that success. Keeping Gates on for at least another year gives a good window of opportunity for a smoother, more effective transition. –My DD’s Todd Beaton: Another factor at play here is that, because of ...

Gates to continue as Sec Def
QandO — ... at Daily Kos: More fuel for the belief that even Democrats think Democrats are weak on defense and only Republicans can serve as Secretary of Defense. If Gates stays the full four years, it would mean that from 1953-2013, a Republican will have held the SecDef post for 51 1/2 of 60 years.Again, notice - not a word about what would be best for a country at war. All about the image it projects and the thwarted desire of the Netroots. Todd Beeton at MyDD tries, but fails to get beyond the politics of the pick: ...

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Gates Cabinet Appointment 'A Done Deal'
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Gates a 'Done Deal'
blogs.abcnews.com 11/25/2008 — Martha Raddatz and Jake Tapper Report: Sources tell ABC News that Defense Secretary Robert Gates will be staying on in the top Pentagon job, for at least the first year of the Obama administration. "It is a done deal," a...
More Change: Gates to Stay On At Pentagon
stoptheaclu.com 11/26/2008 — I've been giving Obama a hard time on his administration picks being Clintonites, lobbyists, and everything but the change his mantra promised. I'm not gonna do that on this one. I think it is a smart move to keep Gates on. We are on the verge of ...
Herd Today
theheretik.us 11/26/2008 — Bull elephant Robert Gates to join donkey herd in Obama administration. Or you could say since Gates already is Secretary of Defense that the rest of the Obama admin is joining him. Or something. Change is good . Even when there is no change . ...
Hope and Change
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The Obama/Gates Pentagon
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Gates: I Was ‘Hoping the Question Would Never Be Popped’ — Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
Fresh off his official introduction as the current and future Secretary of Defense, Robert Gates took questions at the Pentagon on Monday about his party affiliation, President-elect Barack Obama and his outlook on the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq. READ THE WHOLE ITEM Related Entries  ...
Gates Praises Obama, Outlines New Defense World — Politics on HuffingtonPost.com
Newly re-appointed Defense Secretary Bob Gates took questions from the press on Tuesday, outlining some agenda items that the Obama administration is likely to pursue, dismissing suggestions that not being able to appoint his own staff might hinder the Pentagon's work, and heaping praise on the ...
Gates Praises Obama, Outlines New Defense World — The Huffington Post | Full News Feed
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'At the undersecretary level, you are pretty much hitting the reset button' — The Reaction
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Obama Taps Gates to Keep Serving as Defense Secretary — Victory Caucus -- All Content
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will remain in the Pentagon's top post when President-elect Barak Obama's administration takes office.
Gates Provides Continuity as Nation Fights Two Wars, Obama Says — Victory Caucus -- All Content
President-elect Barack Obama today cited the need for continuity as the United States fights two wars in announcing that Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will remain at the Pentagon when his administration takes over next month.
Obama Taps Gates to Remain as Defense Secretary — Victory Caucus -- All Content
Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates will remain in the Pentagon's top post when President-elect Barak Obama's administration takes office.
Obama to Roll Out Team, Including Clinton — The Caucus
Gates and Clinton will hold key posts in the new administration
An argument for keeping Gates at the Pentagon — The Reaction
By Michael J.W. Stickings I'm still not terribly thrilled about the prospect of Obama keeping Robert Gates at the Pentagon -- I expressed my displeasure here and here -- but, like Creature , I'm just not all that angry about it. The arguments against it, some of which I noted in my posts, ...
Gates at the Pentagon (and What It Says About Obama) — The Moderate Voice
As you’ve surely heard by now, it looks as though Obama will ask Defense Secretary Robert Gates to remain at the Pentagon for at least a year, if not longer. We’ll see if the anonymous sources are right. I suspect they are. This has been rumoured for some time, after all, and, as ...
Bob Gates to stay on as SECDEF in Obama administration? — Wizbang
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[Guest post by DRJ] The AP reports Barack Obama will keep Robert Gates as Secretary of Defense for at least a year. That’s good news for Iraq and the US military because it should provide stability during the transition and the early days of an Obama Administration. Watching Obama act ...
BREAKING NEWS: Gates to remain at Pentagon — The Reaction
By Michael J.W. Stickings CNN : Several officials close to President-elect Barack Obama's transition tell CNN that Defense Secretary Robert Gates is expected to stay on the job for at least the first year of the new administration. One source called it "all but a done deal" that the ...
Comment on The Bush Legacy by Steve Plonk — Comments for Lean Left
Policies might be a disaster for Bush and Company…However Gates is staying on for at least another year as Secretary of Defense under the Obama administration. Go figure…Fox in charge of the henhouse? Obama will have to keep an eye on Gates.
Gates to Keep the Reins of War — Truthdig: Drilling Beneath the Headlines
Multiple news outlets, from ABC to Fox , now confirm that Robert Gates will retain his post as secretary of defense for at least the first year of the Obama administration. The president-elect will roll out Gates and his other hawks during a national security team unveiling next week.  ...
Gates Is Going Nowhere — Pat Dollard | Young Americans
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