Obama Filling Cabinet Spots at Record Speed: ; President-Elect Plans to Keep Gates On, Name Hillary Secretary of State

Charleston Daily Mail › December 03, 2008

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WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama is filling his Cabinet at record speed, choosing loyal friends and one-time foes to guide his wartime foreign policy decisions.

Obama was to appear at a morning news conference today in Chicago to announce Democratic primary rival Hillary Rodham Clinton as his secretary of State and say that President George W. Bush's defense secretary, Robert Gates, is staying on.

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Obama Filling Cabinet Spots at Record Speed: ; President-Elect Plans to Keep Gates On, Name Hillary Secretary of State

Democratic officials said Obama would name Washington lawyer Eric Holder as attorney general and Ar...

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