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President-elect's new team offers promise, talent, if not obvious change
South Florida Sun-SentinelTHE ISSUE: Obama's Cabinet and administration take shape. President-elect Barack Obama's picks for Cabinet posts and various other positions have not only been smart. The choices should leave the nation assured that Team Obama will be ready to hit the...Tags: Demographics, Hillary Clinton, Government, Parliament, Timothy Geithner
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Even if Obama pulls out of Iraq, thousands of troops may remain
New York Times News ServiceWASHINGTON—On the campaign trail, Sen. Barack Obama offered a pledge that electrified and motivated his liberal base, vowing to "end the war" in Iraq. But as he moves closer to the White House, the president-elect is making clearer than ever that...Tags: The White House, Barack Obama, Defense, National Security
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Robert Gates lays out agenda for U.S. military
The U.S. military must do more to improve its ability to respond to the low-intensity, irregular fights it is likely to face in the years to come, even if the nation avoids another experience like Iraq or Afghanistan, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates...Tags: Government, Weaponry, Armed Conflicts, Armed Forces, Barack Obama
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Fidel Castro says Cuba can talk with Obama, but wary of some of his Cabinet choice
Associated Press WriterHAVANA (AP) — Fidel Castro said Thursday that President-elect Barack Obama is a man Cuba can talk with and indicated that communist officials would be willing to meet with him wherever he wants. But the former Cuban leader expressed...Tags: John McCain, Government, Hillary Clinton, Fidel Castro, Barack Obama
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Gates accepts Iraq withdrawal timeline
WASHINGTON Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates said he accepts President-elect Barack Obama's approach to scheduled troop reductions in Iraq, arguing yesterday that the hotly debated subject of timelines for withdrawal largely has been settled by a new U.S....Tags: Barack Obama, Defense
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Evidence of ties to Pakistan mounts
Associated PressThe gunmen who attacked Mumbai set out by boat from the Pakistani port of Karachi and then hijacked an Indian fishing trawler that carried them toward this financial capital on their suicide mission, a top police official said yesterday. As evidence of...Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Armed Conflicts, Suicide, Prosecution, Witnesses
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Obama's Diverse Group
Barack Obama, soon to be the first black U.S. president, is on the road to making good his pledge to have a Cabinet and White House staff that are among the most diverse ever, although some supporters are asking him to go further. He added to the...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Government, Minority Groups, Timothy Geithner, 2009 U.S. Presidential Transition
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Obama making good his pledge to have diverse administration; some backers seek even more
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) _ Barack Obama, soon to be the first black U.S. president, is on the road to making good his pledge to have a Cabinet and White House staff that are among most diverse ever, although some supporters are asking him to go even further. He...Tags: Gays and Lesbians, Timothy Geithner, Human Rights, 2009 U.S. Presidential Transition, Civil Rights
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Former Valley congressman to leave Pentagon post
Call Washington BureauPaul McHale, assistant secretary of defense for homeland defense and a former Lehigh Valley congressman, will leave his job at the Pentagon with the change in administrations, according to a Defense Department spokeswoman. McHale's pending departure isn'...Tags: Washington Post Co., Government, Barack Obama, George Bush, National Government
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Simulation industry prepares for new battles
Sentinel Staff WriterIn a sour economy racked by job losses, the nation's simulation-training industry has held its own during the downturn, experts said Wednesday during the industry's annual trade show in Orlando. Fueled by wartime spending and nondefense diversification,...Tags: Orange County Convention Center, Lake Nona, Barack Obama, Advanced Training, Job Layoffs
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Foreign policy team needs a framework -- and a winning battle plan
Washington Post Writers GroupA concept that excludes nothing defines nothing. That's why one of the most urgent tasks for President-elect Barack Obama's "Team of Rivals" foreign-policy brain trust is coming up with a coherent intellectual framework -- and a winning battle plan -- for...Tags: Government, Hillary Clinton, James Jones, Barack Obama, Osama bin Laden
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Joe Biden shuffle
The picture on the front page of Tuesday's Sentinel is worth 1,000 words. It seems that the new power/influence chart is already set in stone for Joe Biden. The vice president-elect should be ready to "shuffle off to Buffalo" -- a song-and-dance...Tags: Government, Rahm Emanuel , National Government, Joe Biden
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