Bush asks Rumsfeld to stay
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Senior official says defense chief, who has drawn a number of detractors, will be back. WASHINGTON -- President Bush picked former Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, the steady former military man who helped New York get back on its feet after the Sept.
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President Bush on Thursday sought to put to rest the controversy over his decision to spare a top former White House official from going to jail, saying it was time to move on. He also called on the nation and skeptical lawmakers to stand with him on Iraq, despite a new report showing only mixed progress.
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President Bush says Iraqi leaders  chosen in next week's election will probably want U.S. troops  to stay, but the forces will be pulled out if the new  government asks, The New York Times reported on Friday.
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President Bush has asked Defense  Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to stay on in Bush's second term to  keep running the Iraq war and adapting the U.S. military to  face post-Cold War threats like terrorism, a senior Bush  administration official said on Friday.
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President Bush retains "full confidence" in Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, despite accusations that he botched the Iraq war and a disclosure that a former top Bush aide had recommended his replacement, the White House said on Sunday.
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Sticking with the senior member of his war council at a time when the United States is struggling to stabilize Iraq, President Bush has decided
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld visits Baghdad, says troop levels must stay high until things improve. BAGHDAD, Iraq - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld told Marines in Iraq on Sunday that he expects more
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White House says Bush asked Treasury secretary to stay in the administration, and Snow agreed. WASHINGTON (CNN) - Treasury Secretary John Snow has said &quot;yes&quot; to President Bush&#39;s request that he remain in his
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld confirmed Monday he will stay on in his job in the second term of the Bush administration. &quot;The election&#39;s over and the president asked me if I would be
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said today that President Bush asked him to stay on in his current position and he &quot;enthusiastically&quot; accepted.
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US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Monday brushed aside a question over whether he intends to remain in the Cabinet during President George W. Bush&#39;ssecond term, saying
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US President George W. Bush expressed on Monday confidence in Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, who has been under renewed criticism for his handling ofIraq from lawmakers.
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So far, President Bush remains firm in his public support for Rumsfeld, despite a record of arrogance, misjudgment and buck-passing that should have sent the secretary of defense back to private life many months ago.
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President Bush, cheered on by Iraq war veterans and their families on the White House's South Lawn, urged lawmakers Tuesday to back his plan to withdraw some troops from Iraq but keep at least 130,000 through next summer or longer.
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President Bush stoutly defended Donald Rumsfeld on Monday, praising the embattled defense secretary as &quot;a caring fellow&quot; and crediting him with leading successful war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan.
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US President George W Bush expresses support for his embattled Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld.
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ELEANOR HALL: The United States Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, has said today that he expects US forces to remain in Iraq for at least another four years.