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Will Gates stay or go?

Firedoglake found this 11/11/2008 on firstread.msnbc.msn.com

From NBC's Jim Miklaszewski In 10 weeks, Obama will be sworn in as president, the Bush Administration comes to an inglorious end, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates could finally retire to his home overlooking Big Lake in Washington State. To remind him, Gates carries a thin plastic business-like card embedded with a digital clock counting down the days. But will he go? Speculation is mounting that Obama will ask Gates to remain at the Pentagon -- at least temporarily -- to provide ...