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The Caucus: Defense Secretary Said to Be Staying On

Nov. 25, 2008
Democrats say President-elect Obama would like to keep Secretary Robert M. Gates through at least the first year of his new administration.
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Snigdha Nandipati of San Diego, California watches confetti rain down as she wins the two-day Scripps National Spelling Bee championship, May 31, 2012, in National Harbor, Maryland. Nandipati successfully spelled the word .* guetapens *, meaning to lure or ambush. UPI/Mike Theiler