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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So much for Bernard Kerik as the new head of the Department of Homeland Security. In a terse e-mail late Friday night, the White House announced Kerik&#39;s withdrawal because of &quot;personal reasons.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld  said on Thursday he twice offered his resignation to President  Bush over the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal, but both times  was asked to stay in the job.
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President Bush asked Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, who directed American military forces in wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, to remain at the Pentagon and he agreed to stay, a senior administration official said Friday.
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President Bush tapped a former Republican Party chairman to lead the veteran affairs department on Thursday, and the White House confirmed that four other Cabinet secretaries will be staying on.
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US President George W. Bush has completed decisions on the future of all his cabinet members, asking four secretaries to remain for his second term on Thursday.
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Former New York City police commissioner Bernard Kerik withdrew as President Bush&#39;s nominee for secretary of the Department of Homeland Security last night, saying
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President Bush on Wednesday asked Treasury Secretary John Snow to stay in his job and Snow agreed, ending a frenzy of speculation that the former railroad executive and loyal Bush foot soldier was about to be replaced.
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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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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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Bernard Kerik, the former New York City police commissioner who distinguished himself in the tense days after the 9/11 terrorist attacks, has been selected by President Bush to
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Ending weeks of speculation, President Bush on Wednesday asked Treasury Secretary John Snow to stay in his job and Snow agreed to do so, the White House said.
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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&#39;s own Republican Party.
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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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Bernard Kerik, New York City&#39;s former top cop, has withdrawn his name from consideration as George Bush&#39;s new Homeland Security Secretary, a victim of the embarrassing
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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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Ending weeks of speculation,  President Bush on Wednesday asked Treasury Secretary John Snow  to stay in his job and Snow agreed to do so, the White House  said.