Barack Obama gets out of a car to board his campaign plane in Columbus, Ohio, on November 2, 2008. (AFP/File/Emmanuel Dunand)Obama Taps Veteran Dems For DoD, State
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WASHINGTON – President-elect Obama has hired former Senate Armed Services Committee chairman Sam Nunn to help shepherd his Pentagon transition, a spokeswoman said Tuesday.
Nunn, a former Georgia senator and veteran Democratic defense adviser, was once rumored as a potential running mate for Obama. Transition spokeswoman Stephanie Cutter said Nunn will perform "an informal senior adviser role throughout the defense transition process."
Nunn's role has been described by others, speaking anonymously because the transition teams have not been announced, as the leader of Obama's defense transition. Similarly, a senior administration official said former Secretary of State Warren Christopher would advise Obama on his State Department transition.
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My Comment: The same people in the Clinton Administration are back. So much for change.