Gates
washingtonmonthly.com 11/26/2008 — GATES.... As has been widely reported, Barack Obama will keep Defense Secretary Robert Gates at his post next year. This is not a surprise -- speculation about Gates staying on was common even before the election -- but it is...

Gates Stays on at Pentagon?
mudvillegazette.com 11/26/2008 — 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 ...

Gates As Obama Defense Chief: Another Centrist Obama Administration Sign
themoderatevoice.com 11/26/2008 — The clearly leaked news that Bush administration Secretary of Defense will likely stay on in the same post in President Barack Obama’s administration is yet one more sign that the incoming Obama administration will be centrist and will put a ...

BREAKING NEWS: Gates to remain at Pentagon
the-reaction.blogspot.com 11/26/2008 — 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 ...

The Associated Press: Gates seen more likely to stay as Pentagon chief
google.com 11/24/2008 — 5 days ago WASHINGTON (AP) What Robert Gates once called "inconceivable to me" his remaining as defense secretary beyond Inauguration Day is looking a bit more conceivable to the rest of Washington. The 65-year-old former spymaster has turned ...

The Obama/Gates Pentagon
washingtonmonthly.com 12/2/2008 — THE OBAMA/GATES PENTAGON.... From a progressive perspective, there are a few concerns about Robert Gates staying on as Defense Secretary in an Obama administration. One the main issues has to do with Gates' deputies -- Gates may be a sensible...

Statement by Secretary Gates
mudvillegazette.com 12/1/2008 — Statement by Secretary of Defense Robert Gates "I am deeply honored that the President-Elect has asked me to continue as Secretary of Defense. Mindful that we are engaged in two wars and face other serious challenges at home and around the ...

Gates and the National Defense Strategy
dailykos.com 12/8/2008 — For what have been described as reasons of "continuity," President-elect Obama has chosen to retain Robert Gates as his Secretary of Defense, at least for the short term.  It's of no small interest, then, to see what Secretary Gates has ...

Gates to stay at Defense
swamppolitics.com 11/26/2008 — by Frank James It's being widely reported that President-elect Barack Obama has asked Defense Secretary Robert Gates to stay on at the Pentagon and that Gates has agreed. The move would maintain continuity at the Pentagon at a critical time ...

Gates Keeper
weeklystandard.com 11/19/2008 — The Financial Times reports that Barack Obama is “negotiating terms” under which Robert Gates will remain as Secretary of Defense in an Obama administration. It was widely assumed that Gates would keep his job regardless of who won the election and ...

Official: Richardson to be commerce secretary (AP) — Yahoo! News: Politics News 11/24/2008
AP - President-elect Barack Obama has chosen New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson to be commerce secretary, adding a prominent Hispanic and one-time Democratic rival to his expanding Cabinet.

Obama, Democrats Plan $700B Stimulus Over Two Years — Wash Post Federal Page 11/24/2008
Facing an increasingly ominous economic outlook, President-elect Barack Obama and other Democrats are rapidly ratcheting up plans for a massive fiscal stimulus program that could total as much as $700 billion over the next two years.

Obama Speaks With Karzai — NYT > Politics 11/24/2008
The conversation was the first officially reported direct contact between the men since the election more than two weeks ago. >

Studies Say Private Medicare Plans Have Added Costs, for Little Gain — NYT > Politics 11/24/2008
The studies were issued as President-elect Barack Obama and Congressional Democrats take aim at the plans and consider cutting the payments they receive. >

Obama Transition Team Wrestles With Security Clearances — Wash Post Federal Page 11/24/2008
The first wave of Obama transition staffers rolled into the government bureaucracy last week to investigate the states of play at various agencies. Best we can tell, things went reasonably smoothly, with perhaps a few exceptions, mostly having to do ...