Gates confirmed as secretary of defense
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The Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to confirm Robert Gates as defense secretary, with Democrats and Republicans portraying him as the man who will help overhaul President Bush's Iraq policies.
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WASHINGTON - President Bush this afternoon officially nominated Condoleezza Rice, his national security adviser and a longtime confidante, to replace Colin Powell as secretary of state.
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The Senate Armed Services Committee this morning is holding a confirmation hearing on Robert M. Gates, the former CIA chief and National Security Adviser nominated by President Bush to replace outgoing defense secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld.
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RAMSTEIN AIR BASE -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates tied Iran's government to large shipments of weapons to the Taliban in Afghanistan and said yesterday such quantities were unlikely without Tehran's knowledge. Gates's comments, following accusations by a State Department official, were the strongest yet by a Cabinet secretary about Iran's support of the militant group in Afghanistan.
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Exclusive: For the second time, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is transferring a top-level commander rather than promoting a younger leader--raising eyebrows among military leaders
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Exclusive: For the second time, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates is transferring a top-level commander rather than promoting a younger leader - raising eyebrows among military leaders
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Robert Gates, nominated to replace Donald Rumsfeld as U.S. defense secretary, on Tuesday said all options for the war in Iraq were on the table, and that the U.S. course of action will determine the likelihood of a "regional conflagration" in the Middle East.
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Overcoming criticism about his handling of Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld has won a strong vote of confidence from President Bush and will remain at the Pentagon.
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Condoleezza Rice was confirmed as U.S. secretary of state on Wednesday as a large majority of senators swept aside objections from some Democrats who said she should be held accountable for mistakes in the Iraq war.
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Robert Gates, President Bush's choice to take over the Defense Department while the Iraq war rages, met Thursday with three Democratic senators who will be asked to vote on his confirmation next week.
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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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MANAMA, Bahrain -- Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates thanked Pakistan yesterday for what he said were stepped-up efforts to crack down on the flow of fighters from its border regions into Afghanistan.
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WASHINGTON -- The US military must improve its planning for postwar operations, Robert M. Gates, the nominee for defense secretary, told a Senate panel.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates will encourage engagement with China and avoid public criticism of its military build-up at an Asia security conference this weekend, a senior U.S. official said.
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The U.S. Senate confirmed  Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state on Wednesday, sweeping  aside objections from some Democrats that she should be held  accountable for mistakes of the Iraq war.
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Robert Gates, the incoming U.S. secretary of defense, won plaudits in Washington this week for his candor on the Iraq war.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Monday he backed a brief pause in U.S. troop cuts in Iraq once an initial pullout of five combat brigades has been completed in July.