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The Obama Cabinet change and continuity.

Hello again, I'm Arminolny, and this is To the Point from Public Radio International.

A daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

Barack Obama's national security team is full of familiar faces,

including Hillary Clinton at State and Robert Gates staying on at defense.

Along with General James Jones at the National Security Council,

they've had many public disagreements with the president-elect.

But as he introduced them today, Obama insisted they all agree on one thing.

The buck stops with him.

We'll hear about his so-called team of rivals.

Can they implement Obama's vision for combining force and diplomacy?

On reporter's notebook later on, the Justice Department, Safe Streets and Constitutional Guarantees.

First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Mormon Alney, back with To the Point. Barack Obama today appointed what's called

his team of rivals, including a defeated primary

opponent, a holdover from the Bush administration, and a former commandant of the Marines.

Will Hillary Clinton, Robert Gates, and General James Jones work together, or does Obama

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