Gates Staying On At Least Through End Of 2010 Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, who was originally appointed by then-President George W. Bush but has been kept on by President Obama, has agreed to stay on at least through the end of 2010. “They agreed to revisit this issue again later this year,” said Pentagon spokesman Geoff Morrell, who also said that the commitment remains open-ended.
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