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Article: U.S. Defense Department kicks off transition to Obama's team
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- Xinhua News Agency
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- November 20, 2008
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U.S. Defense Department kicks off transition to Obama's team
WASHINGTON, Nov. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. Defense Secretary Robert
Gates met with President-elect Barack Obama's team on Thursday and
started political transition at the Defense Department.
The Pentagon said that Gates discussed some key issues the new
government would face after being sworn in on Jan. 20 with leaders
of the Obama transition team, John White and Michele Flournoy, said
Bryan Whitman, a Pentagon spokesman.
Meanwhile, other members of the Obama team, including several
senior officials from Clinton's administration, were expected to
move out into various parts of the Defense Department to review