Gates Steps In to Defuse Clinton-Pentagon Dispute
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates sought to defuse a row between a top Pentagon aide and Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday over her request for details of plans to withdraw U.S. troops from Iraq.
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US Defence Secretary Robert Gates has held talks with Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf amid a US push to line up support for a decisive spring offensive against the Taliban.
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WASHINGTON -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates promised Thursday to speed up changes to the military's much-criticized mental health system, declaring "this is something that we can, must and will get fixed."
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates made a surprise visit Friday to Iraq and expressed support for the top U.S. commander here, saying the military wasn't trying to paint an overly optimistic picture of how the war is going.
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The Pentagon tries to deflect charges that there were not enough troops on the ground at the time of the Iraq invasion.
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The Pentagon told Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Rodham Clinton that her questions about how the U.S. plans to eventually withdraw from Iraq boosts enemy propaganda.
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The Defense chief's first press conference marks a change in atmosphere at the Pentagon
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates  on Sunday dismissed as the blunt talk of an old spy accusations  by Russian President Vladimir Putin that the United States  sought to force its will on the world.
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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton hit back Friday at a Pentagon aide who charged that her questions about Iraq withdrawal planning have the effect of helping the enemy &#151; calling the accusation a spurious dodge of a serious issue.
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Robert M. Gates is finding Donald H. Rumsfeld an easy act to follow, as the new defense secretary wins hearts and minds throughout Washington and overseas.
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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Monday enlisted the help of other Democratic senators in her feud with the Pentagon over end-of-war planning in Iraq.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates has won praise for the removal of two top Army officials over care for wounded troops, with admirers seeing a new commitment to accountability at the Pentagon.
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Robert Gates was sworn in Monday as secretary of defense at a crucial juncture in the Iraq war, a conflict that cost Donald H. Rumsfeld his job and likely will define Gates' Pentagon tenure.
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As befits an ex-spymaster, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates has given away little about his views on Iraq strategy, while being praised for openness.
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Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton hit back Friday in a row with the Pentagon, after a top official accused her of emboldening US enemies by discussing troop withdrawals.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates was cautious in his assessment of progress in the war as he prepared to meet Saturday with top U.S. military and civilian officials and the country's prime minister.
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates and a senior U.S. commander said yesterday that they favor a protracted U.S. troop presence in Iraq along the lines of the military stabilization force in South Korea.