President-elect Obama will name his six-person national security team at a Monday press conference in Chicago.Expected appointments: Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of State; Robert Gates to remain secretary of Defense; Eric Holder as attorney general; Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano for secretary of Homeland Security; Susan Rice as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations; and retired Gen. James Jones as national security adviser. The New York Times notes Obama ‘has planned for a while to unveil the national securityteam after the Thanksgiving holiday, but the timing took on additionalurgency after the terrorist attacks in Mumbai.’The event is expected to start at 10:40 a.m. ET.
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