Obama Defense Secretary

Sam Stein

Gates Contradicts Obama: Afghan "Exit Strategy" A "Strategic Mistake"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 09.27.2009 | Politics


Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Sunday it would be a "strategic mistake" for the U.S. to put a timeline or exit strategy on its presence in Afg...

Obama Picks Defense Lobbyist For Pentagon #2

AP | RITA BEAMISH | Posted 02.09.2009 | Politics


President-elect Barack Obama, trying to enforce strict rules on special-interest influence in his administration, butted up against what some said was...

A Progressive Case for Gates

Max Bergmann | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics


Max Bergmann

In keeping Gates, Obama is actually indicating that he is very serious about instituting significant reform of the Pentagon.

Robert Gates: Obama's Defense Secretary

Huffington Post | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics


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Sam Stein

Obama Cabinet Predictions: Who Could Get Picked?

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.04.2008 | Politics


UPDATED on November 5 at 8:00 p.m. Even before Barack Obama's historic victory, Washington was abuzz over what a Democratic White House might resembl...