For Defense Nominee, Echoes of Old Questions
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When President George H.W. Bush nominated him to lead the CIA in 1991, Robert M. Gates was at 47 the youngest intelligence professional to achieve that distinction.
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A U.S. Senate panel unanimously  recommended on Tuesday approval of the nomination of Robert  Gates, President George W. Bush's nominee to be defense  secretary.
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Q: First the Schlesinger report, then the Fay report came out as well. Both of those reports at least somewhat critical of the secretary of defense and his office.
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A former National Guard commander who CBS News said had helped convince it of the authenticity of documents raising new questions about President Bush&#39;s
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The McCain-Hagel Caucus has spoken. It has no confidence in Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld. Senator John McCain has said so explicitly, while Senator Chuck Hagel has only strongly hinted at it.
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White House counsel Alberto Gonzales  will be grilled over what critics call his "appalling" role in  policies blamed for abuse at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison and  Guantanamo Bay, when Senate hearings begin on Thursday over his  nomination to be U.S. Attorney General.
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President Bushâs nominee to be the second-ranking official at the Justice Department refused to say whether he considered the interrogation technique to be âtorture.â
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A United Nations human rights  investigator said his visit to the U.S. military facility in  Guantanamo Bay last week left him wondering whether it would be  possible for detainees' lawyers to mount an adequate defense.
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Former sergeant Kenneth Davis, who will testify for the defense, wants to speak about what he saw and hopes the soldiers he once served with will accept it. Sgt. Robert Jones, summoned by the prosecution, aims to salvage some respect for his Army unit, and for himself.
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Description: After troops bound for Iraq asked Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld pointed questions about armor shortages, Pentagon spokesman Lawrence DiRita defended the military&#39;s handling of the problem.
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In some ways, squash reveals much about the defense secretary's stubborn competitiveness and seemingly limitless stamina.
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It didn't take long, at his confirmation hearings for Defense Secretary, for Robert Gates to give Senate Democrats some answers they've been desperate for
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White House counsel Alberto Gonzales, a former Houston lawyer, is expected to face tough questions on a variety of issues including abortion and the treatment of war detainees
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Hearings are set to begin in the US Congress on the nomination of former CIA chief Robert Gates to be the new US secretary of defense, replacing the embattled Donald Rumsfeld.
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The new nominee for Homeland Security chief brings to the table long experience in Washington and in legal matters.
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A flurry of contested memos and memories sheds more heat than light on his record
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Democrats and at least some Republicans are seeking political gain by attacking the defense secretary.