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Barack Obama, Robert Gates, and the Rumsfeld Pentagon-State Relationship
By Stephen Glain -
Opinion
- January 7, 2009
Defense secretary talks big on diplomacy, Stephen Glain writes, but must put money where his mouth is.
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In the Battle Against Modern-Day Pirates, the Pentagon Eyes Its Role Warily
By Anna Mulrine -
Nation & World
- December 23, 2008
Some want the U.S. military to go ashore in Somalia to hunt pirates, commanders aren't enthusiastic.
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Military Parents Battle the System to Help Their Autistic Children
By Kimberly Johnson -
Nation & World
- December 21, 2008
Unmet treatment needs add to family strains from transfers and war-zone deployments.
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Gates: Being Pentagon Chief for Bush and Obama Creates Some 'Awkwardness'
By Anna Mulrine -
Nation & World
- December 11, 2008
"I'm not forgetting at all who's the president," he says.
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Obama Reportedly Taps Robert Gates, Bush's Pentagon Chief, to Stay On
By Amanda Ruggeri -
Nation & World
- November 26, 2008
Gates has a reputation for bipartisanship, but he will have to adapt to Obama's view of the Iraq war.
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Pentagon Cancels Pricey Holiday Party Because of Recession
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- November 25, 2008
Adm. Mullen is having a gathering for wounded service members instead of a lavish party.
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America's Best Leaders: Robert Gates, U.S. Secretary of Defense
By Anna Mulrine -
Nation & World
- November 19, 2008
Pentagon chief looks for uses of "soft power" in a hard power world.
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A Sell Signal on the Pentagon
By James Pethokoukis -
Capital Commerce
- October 28, 2008
Wall Street thinks defense spending is going down.
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Now GAO Will Probe TV Military Pundits
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- October 8, 2008
A bill before President Bush would demand the GAO review the Pentagon program.
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FCC Probes Pentagon Analysts
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- October 6, 2008
The Pentagon's surrogates program now has the FCC probing conflict-of-interest issues.
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Inspector General Probing Pentagon's Pundit Briefings
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- September 24, 2008
The former military officers and defense officials got briefings from the Pentagon.
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Gates Says Pentagon Will Try to Stop Prioritizing Iraq Over Afghanistan
By Anna Mulrine -
Nation & World
- September 23, 2008
The shift in strategy could allow more troops to be sent to Afghanistan, but it comes with big risks.
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The CIA and Pentagon are Ready for a McCain or Obama Inauguration Day
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- September 23, 2008
Key personnel are preparing for a smooth transition.
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Pentagon Spokesman Goes Back to Bill Clinton's Little Rock
By Paul Bedard -
Washington Whispers
- September 15, 2008
Who knew that Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell got his start covering Bill Clinton's Little Rock?
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On 9/11 Anniversary, Remembering the Battle to Save the Burning Pentagon
Nation & World
- September 11, 2008
A new book offers a detailed account of how firefighters and military officers responded.
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Remembering the Day the Pentagon Was Attacked
By Rick Newman -
Nation & World
- September 8, 2008
A new memorial park honors the memory of the 184 people who died there on 9/11.
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Fighting the Pentagon Inferno
By Patrick Creed and Rick Newman -
Nation & World
- June 9, 2008
From "Firefight: Inside the Battle to Save the Pentagon on 9/11"
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