Summary: Rumsfeld cheers troops in Iraq
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CHRISTMAS IN THE DESERT: There is no snow, though it hailed briefly in parts of Iraq last week and the temperature has dipped below freezing in recent days.
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MOSUL, Iraq : US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld paid a surprise visit to US troops in Mosul, northern Iraq early on Friday, an AFP correspondent at the scene said.
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Kuwait City -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld expressed hope Monday, but did not explicitly predict, that American troops would be out of Iraq by the end of President Bush&#39;s second term.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld returned to Washington Sunday after his surprise trip to Iraq.
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US President George W Bush expresses support for his embattled Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld.
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Outgoing Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld made a secret farewell trip to Iraq, a senior Pentagon official confirmed on Saturday.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld on Friday urged US troops in Iraq to keep up their morale, arguing against ``the naysayers and the doubters&#39;&#39; who warn ``we&#39;re in a quagmire.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Monday he had agreed to stay in his job and hoped US troops would be pulled out of Iraq during the Bush administration&#39;s second four-year term.
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MOSUL, Iraq  - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld  paid a surprise Christmas visit to troops in the Iraqi city of  Mosul, scene this week of the deadliest attack on Americans  since last year's war to oust Saddam Hussein.
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President Bush voiced his confidence in Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld at a White House news conference today.
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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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US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld had &quot;enthusiastically&quot; accepted President George W Bush&#39;s suggestion to stay on in the post.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld expressed hope Monday, but did not explicitly predict, that American troops would be out of Iraq by the end of President Bush's second term.
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Bearing gifts of praise and encouragement, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld paid a Christmas Eve visit to some of the most dangerous
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President George W. Bush thanked hundreds of cheering, camouflage-clad Marines at Camp Pendleton on Tuesday for their efforts in the Iraq War.
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FALLUJAH, Iraq - On a day that started with a surprise holiday visit from Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Marines in Fallujah received an even more unexpected gift on Christmas Eve - a day of relative peace in this violent city.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld is in Iraq, a Pentagon spokesman said Saturday.