Bush keeps Rumsfeld, names Kerik; Thompson leaves
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President George W. Bush has asked Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to stay on in Bush&#39;s second term to keep running the Iraq war and adapting the US military to face post-Cold War threats like terrorism, a senior Bush
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President Bush has asked Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to stay on in Bush&#39;s second term to keep running the Iraq war and adapting the US military to face post-Cold
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Beginning to put his team in place for his second term, President Bush decided to keep Andy Card as White House chief of staff, retaining an unflappable veteran of the Reagan and first Bush presidencies.
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President Bush asked Treasury Secretary John Snow on Wednesday to stay in the administration, and Snow agreed, keeping a key member of Bush's economic team in place.
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In the cabinet shuffle after President George W. Bush&#39;s US election success on November 2nd, Defense Minister Donald Rumsfeld was asked to stay in his post and he has accepted this &#39;request&#39;.
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President Bush asked Treasury  Secretary John Snow to stay in his job on Wednesday and Snow  agreed to do so, ending a frenzy of speculation that the  65-year-old former railroad executive was about to be replaced.
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WASHINGTON, Dec 17  - For the third time this week, the White House on Friday expressed support for Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld in the face of criticisms from several prominent Republicans.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush readily accepted Bernard Kerik&#39;s decision to withdraw his nomination as homeland security secretary after the White House concluded that it would be untenable for him to supervise the nation&#39;s immigration laws if he had had
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President Bush and top military commanders scrambled Thursday to contain the political damage from Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld&#39;s contentious meeting
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President Bush readily accepted Bernard B. Kerik&#39;s decision to withdraw his nomination as homeland security secretary after the White House concluded
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What happened to the honeymoon for Donald Rumsfeld? No sooner did President Bush ask the secretary of defense to stay on for a second term when, suddenly, Rumsfeld is the target of bipartisan criticism.
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Bernard Kerik, President Bush&#39;s choice to be secretary of homeland security, has withdrawn his name from consideration, the White House announced late Friday.
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Description: President Bush has asked Andrew Card to stay on as chief of staff, and that&#39;s expected to help make the transition to the second term smoother.
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US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said today he would remain in his post for the forseeable future. &quot;The election is over and the president asked me if I would be willing to stay on and I told him that
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Former New York Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik, President Bush's choice to be homeland security secretary, has withdrawn his name from consideration, the White House announced late Friday.
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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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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.