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Gates ‘to stay as US defence secretary’

WASHINGTON, Nov 25 - US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has agreed to stay on under President-elect Barack Obama and retired Marine Gen. James Jones will be named national security adviser, the Politico news Web site said on Tuesday.

Politico, quoting officials in both the Democratic and Republican parties, said the announcements would be made early next week when Obama unveils his national security team including New York Sen. Hillary Clinton as nominee for secretary of state.

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