Bush Keeps Rumsfeld, Names Kerik; Thompson Leaves
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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 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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The White House gave a new vote of  confidence on Friday to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld amid  growing criticism of him from members of President Bush's own  Republican Party.
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President Bush said Saturday he wants to hear all advice before making decisions about changes in Iraq strategy, even as it was disclosed that Donald H. Rumsfeld called for major changes in tactics two days before he resigned as defense secretary.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld &#151; scarred by postwar violence and prison scandal in Iraq &#151; accepted President Bush's request that he remain for the second-term Cabinet. Health and Human Services Secretary Tommy Thompson resigned Friday, warning as he left of a possible terror attack on the nation's food supply.
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Throughout President Bush&#39;s first term, only one Cabinet member - Treasury Secretary Paul O&#39;Neill - resigned. After such a prolonged period of stability, it&#39;s not surprising that the weeks following Bush&#39;s
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Ex-NYC Police Chief Bernard Kerik has been named the new Homeland Security chief. Is he a good choice? WASHINGTON -- President Bush asked Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who directed American military forces
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Bernard Kerik, President Bush&#39;s choice to be secretary of homeland security, has withdrawn his name from consideration, the White House announced late Friday.
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President Bush on Friday nominated Bernard Kerik to lead the Department of Homeland Security, his latest move to restock his Cabinet for the second term.
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Before President George W. Bush nominated Bernard Kerik to succeed Tom Ridge as Homeland Security secretary, other names had been mentioned prominently for the post.
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WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld made it clear Tuesday that the Bush administration was still debating how to carry out critical details of intelligence reforms that President Bush already has announced.
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President Bush introduced Former Police Commissioner and military man Bernard Kerik as his choice to be the next cabinet member in charge of Homeland Security on Friday.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush left the White House Friday for a final campaign swing, planning to stay on the road until Tuesday, while Sen. John Kerry&#39;s campaign was expected to seize on a new controversy: an expanding FBI probe of Halliburton Co.
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Description: Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge resigns, a move that was not unexpected. At least seven of President Bush&#39;s Cabinet officials will have announced their departure for the second term, with the possibility of more to come.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, coming under renewed fire for his management of the Iraq war, said Sunday he is not considering resigning and said the president had called him personally in recent days to express his continued support.
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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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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.