Obama to roll out national security team Monday

(CNN) -- President-elect Barack Obama will announce his national security team -- including Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state -- at an event Monday morning, according to two officials. The Obama transition team announced Sunday that Obama will unveil the full team at a press conference in Chicago, Illinois, around 10:40 a.m. ET. CNN and CNN.com will carry the event live. The officials said Obama is also expected to finally confirm that he is keeping Defense Secretary Robert Gates in his current post. Obama plans to name retired Marine Gen. Jim Jones as his national security adviser at the White House, the officials said. Also, two sources close to the transition said Obama will nominate Susan Rice as United Nations ambassador; Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano as homeland security secretary; and Eric Holder as attorney general. .

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Musiq Soulchild - A Philly Soul Christmas

Recently, Musiq Soulchild released his first ever Christmas album, "A Philly Soul Christmas". Now, as much as I normally prefer to leave reviews to "critics" (ie people who really don't know much at all about music to begin with), the reviews this disc has received since it's release compelled me to write a few words. It would appear that the vast majority of "critics" who decided to review this disc so far are strict traditionalists...and, admittedly, if you're a traditionalist where your holiday tuneage is concerned, you may not particularly enjoy "A Philly Soul Christmas". However, a lot of us buy our Christmas music based not on which tunes have been retooled for the zillionth time, but based on the artist recording them. In truth, when I buy a Christmas CD from Musiq Soulchild, I not only expect it to have Christmas music, but I expect it to be a Musiq Soulchild album. That is where I believe previous critics have missed, and where Musiq has hit the bullseye. see more