Bush defends &#39;caring&#39; Rumsfeld
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US President George W. Bush today brushed aside criticism of Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld over his handling of the Iraq war. Mr Bush described him as a &quot;caring fellow&quot; who would win over doubters on Capitol Hill.
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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 and top military commanders scrambled Thursday to contain the political damage from Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld&#39;s contentious meeting
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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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WASHINGTON - Saying US soldiers in Iraq &quot;deserve the best,&quot; President Bush on Thursday emphasized that the administration is addressing equipment concerns like the one about armored vehicles raised by a soldier who questioned Defense Secretary Donald
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President Bush defended Defense  Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's handling of the Iraq war on Monday  but acknowledged difficulties in training Iraqi police and army  to take over the country's security so U.S. forces can return  home.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on  Tuesday denied lobbying behind the scenes to scuttle  intelligence reforms backed by President Bush, and said he  supports Bush's position.
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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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The secretary of defense is under increasing fire over his curt response to a soldier&#39;s question. BY DREW BROWN. WASHINGTON - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld has always been a lightning rod for controversy
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WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld delivered an impassioned defense of himself yesterday, saying at a Pentagon news conference that US casualties in Iraq affect him profoundly.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld delivered an impassioned defense of himself yesterday, saying at a Pentagon news conference that US casualties in Iraq affect him profoundly.
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President Bush defended Defense  Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's handling of the Iraq war on Monday  and said training Iraqi police and army to take over  responsibility for the country's security from U.S. troops has  been difficult.
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National security adviser Condoleezza Rice on Sunday defended her characterization of Saddam Hussein&#39;s nuclear capabilities in the months
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The White House defended Donald Rumsfeld on Tuesday from criticism from Republican Sen. John McCain that he was one of the worst U.S. defense secretaries ever for his handling of the Iraq war.
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On his second visit to Las Vegas in as many months, President Bush on Tuesday vigorously defended the war in Iraq, telling a National Guard convention that &quot;America is safer because of your service&quot; and warning against changing leadership this election
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WASHINGTON -- Despite continued criticism of his handling of the war in Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld won strong backing yesterday from the White House and key Republicans in Congress.
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President Bush defended the Iraq  war before skeptical world leaders on Tuesday, called on them  to help post-Saddam Iraq develop into a democracy and vowed not  to retreat against an insurgency that threatens more violence  in the country.