The Analyst Cometh
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| Author(s) | Fred Kaplan |
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| Source | Slate |
| Date | November 8, 2006 |
| URL | http://www.suntimes.com/news/novak/130376,cst-nws-novakrum09.article |
| Quote | "Gates is more the get-along scholar—professional, fastidious, and nonpartisan. If George W. Bush was looking for an utterly uncontroversial figure to calm nerves, settle bureaucratic hostilities, and re-establish credibility on Capitol Hill, he could have found no one more suitable than Robert Gates."
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This item argues for the position Gates was a good choice on the topic Nomination of Robert Gates as U.S. Secretary of Defense.
