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Obama announces Clinton, Gates for Cabinet (AP)

President-elect Barack Obama, left, stands with Secretary of State-designate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., center, and National Security Adviser-designate Ret. Marine Gen. James Jones, right, at a news conference in Chicago, Dec. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President-elect Barack Obama picked a national security team headed by former campaign rival Hillary Rodham Clinton and Bush administration holdover Robert Gates on Monday, and said he wants to consult with military commanders before settling on a firm timetable to withdraw U.S. combat troops from Iraq.





Analysis: What war Cabinet says about Obama (Politico)

File photo shows President-elect Barack Obama during a news conference in Chicago November 26, 2008. (John Gress/Reuters)Politico - President-elect Obama made official the worst-kept secret in Washington this morning: that his national security team will be headlined by a bitter political rival (Clinton) and a member of President Bush’s war cabinet (Gates).





Rice says she won't give Clinton too much advice (AP)

Britain's Queen Elizabeth II, left, shakes hands with Condoleezza Rice, the US Secretary of State, as Louise Miliband, right,  the wife of the British Foreign Secretary David Miliband, reacts, prior to  a private musical concert with members of the London Symphony Orchestra, at Buckingham Palace in London, England, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/John Stillwell, PA)AP - Happily contemplating another woman as the top U.S. diplomat, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday she will offer advice, privately, and then get out of the way.





With Gates returning to Defense, continuity could bring some conflicts (CQPolitics.com)

Defense Secretary Robert Gates listens as President elect Barack Obama, not pictured, names his national security team, at a news conference in Chicago, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)CQPolitics.com - The selection of Robert M. Gates to remain as Defense secretary in the new presidential administration represents continuity of management but also could spark policy disagreements on various military issues.





Palin implores Ga. Republicans to back Chambliss (AP)

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, center, waves to a crowd during a campaign stop for U.S. Sen. Saxby Chambliss, R-Ga, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008 in Savannah, Ga. Chambliss and Democratic challenger Jim Martin are   in a Tuesday runoff that will shape Democrats' hold on power in Washington. (AP Photo/Stephen Morton)AP - Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin urged Georgia voters to back Sen. Saxby Chambliss in Tuesday's runoff in an election eve appeal that underscored her popularity within the Republican Party and the GOP's efforts to stave off erosion of its shrinking Senate numbers.





Obama pick gives Arizona a GOP governor (AP)

After naming his new national security team, President-elect Barack Obama, second from the right, walks out with  Secretary of State-designate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., right, following the conclusion of a news conference in Chicago, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. Walking behind them are from left to right,  Homeland Security Secretary-designate Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, and  Vice President-elect Joe Biden. (Gates, still President Bush's defense secretary, will stay on under Obama.  AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)AP - President-elect Barack Obama's announcement Monday that Gov. Janet Napolitano is his choice to head the Department of Homeland Security means a Republican will move into the governor's office.





Hillary Clinton joins Obama's team of rivals (AP)

Secretary of State-designate Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y.  speaks during a news conference with President-elect Barack Obama, not pictured, in Chicago, Monday, Dec. 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)AP - The woman who wanted to be president stepped up to a podium too tall, turned the microphones down and began by addressing the man who defeated her: "Mr. President-elect."





Rep. Lowey not interested in Clinton's Senate seat (AP) AP - Veteran Congresswoman Nita Lowey (LOH-ee) has taken herself out of the running to replace Hillary Rodham Clinton in the U.S. Senate.


Economy likely to move up Medicare's insolvency (AP) AP - Federal health officials estimate that the struggling economy is likely to speed up by one to three years the exhaustion of the Medicare trust fund covering hospital and nursing home care.


High court turns down pipeline company appeal (AP) AP - The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a pipeline company over denial of environmental permits for a proposed natural gas pipeline through Long Island Sound.


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