One bit of buzz about Barack Obama’s Cabinet possibilities makes particular sense: keeping Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who has proved a thoughtful, steady leader in that post at a time of two wars. The Wichita native’s answer to the “what if” question has softened a bit – from April’s “the circumstances under which I would do that are inconceivable to me” to last summer’s “I’ve learned never to say never.” Now, CNN reports, no one who works closely with Gates is dismissing the idea completely.
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