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The Seven Questions No One Asked Robert Gates

By Chris | Published: December 8, 2006
Washington Dispatch: Is the Senate holding a confirmation on Bush’s pick to replace Rumsfeld – or a ritual blessing? By James Ridgeway December 6, 2006 No one in Washington thinks there’s any question about Robert Gates getting confirmed as Secretary of Defense. The hearings this week before the Senate Armed Services Committee are one of [...]
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Gates Confirmed

By Chris | Published: December 7, 2006
From: “Dr. Robert M. Gates” To: undisclosed-recipients Date: December 7, 2006 To the Aggie Family: The United States Senate yesterday voted to confirm me as the 22nd Secretary of Defense. I will be sworn in and take office on December 18th, and will resign as the 22nd President of Texas A&M that same day. And [...]
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Meet Robert M. Gates, Iran-Contra Crook and Bush 41 CIA Chief

By Chris | Published: November 8, 2006
Meet Robert M. Gates, Iran-Contra Crook and Bush 41 CIA Chief – Wonkette Then there’s this from the man himself. From: “Dr. Robert M. Gates” To: undisclosed-recipients Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 12:24:25 -0600 Subject: To the Aggie Family By the time you read this, the President of the United States will have announced that [...]
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Bill Gates may have infected the monitor but he didn’t get the planes

By Chris | Published: July 18, 2006
I was surfing around and saw this and thought it was funny. The caption read, “Photo apparently taken by Alan Cox at Heathrow International Airport, London, England; arrived over the Net. Aren’t you glad that planes don’t fly by Windows?”
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