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Noah Shachtman
Security
Nov 6, 2008 6:25 AM

Obama Cabinet Chatter

All your presidential transition rumors, in one easy blog post.

All your presidential transition rumors, in one easy blog post.

Noah Shachtman is a contributing editor at WIRED. He's the former editor-in-chief of Rolling Stone and The Daily Beast. ... Read More
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