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Obama makes good call in retaining Gates as defense secretary

Published: Nov. 26, 2008 at 1:56 PM
By MARTIN SIEFF
view: Secretary of Defense Gates visits Afganistan view: Gates, Cartwirght testify before Senate Armed Services Committee in Washington view: Secretary Gates and Adm. Mullen testify before the House Armed Services Committee in Washington
view: Pentagon Memorial Dedication in Arlington, Virginia view: Bush observes moment of silence for 9/11 terrorist attacks in Washington view: Defense Secretary Gates speaks on the Russian Georgian conflict at the Pentagon
view: Sec. Gates and Chairman Mullen speak on Iraq and Afganistan wars in Washington view: Russian president Putin meets with Secretary of State Rice and Defence Secretary Gates in Moscow view: Russian president-elect Medvedev meets with Secretary of State Rice and Defence Secretary Gates in Moscow
view: President Bush participates in video conference with Afgan PRTs and Combat leaders in Washington view: Secretary Gates holds press briefing with Iraq Defense Minister at the Pentagon view: Secretary Gates holds press briefing with Iraq Defense Minister at the Pentagon

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