Subdued Rumsfeld 'Truly Saddened' by Criticism
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld,  responding to mounting criticism even from fellow Republicans,  said on Wednesday he was "truly saddened" anyone could think he  was not laboring to protect U.S. combat troops.
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KUWAIT CITY -- Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld expressed hope yesterday, but did not explicitly predict, that US troops would be out of Iraq by the end of President Bush's second term.
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CAMP BUEHRING, KUWAIT - US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was publicly scolded Wednesday by several American soldiers during a town hall meeting at Camp Buehring, in Kuwait.
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Departing Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said yesterday that his most difficult moment on the job was when he learned of the abuses at Abu Ghraib prison. His best moment, he said, may come the day later this month when he leaves office.
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Under fire from troops who complain they are being sent to war in Iraq with inadequate gear, U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld promised on Thursday that more would be done to protect forces.
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Acknowledging mistakes in Iraq by the Bush administration, leading Republicans expressed reluctance Sunday that the White House replace Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, who has lost the confidence of some GOP lawmakers over the conduct of the war.
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After a parade of military regalia and a 19-gun salute that echoed across the Potomac, Donald H. Rumsfeld stepped down yesterday as secretary of defense, delivering a warning to those who contemplate "graceful exits from the agonies and . . . ugliness of combat."
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President Bush strongly defended Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld yesterday, declaring that the Pentagon chief is doing &quot;a really fine job&quot; and that any suggestions that he is insensitive are simply wrong.
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld  said on Tuesday he was misunderstood when he stated hours  earlier that he knew of no "strong, hard evidence" linking  Saddam Hussein's Iraq and al Qaeda.
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President Bush yesterday defended his defense chief Donald Rumsfeld against a growing chorus of criticism and praised him for doing a &quot;really fine job.
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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld _ scarred by postwar violence and prison scandal in Iraq _ accepted President Bush&#39;s request that he remain for the second-term Cabinet.
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Amid allegations he fostered a climate that led to the prison abuse scandal, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld said Friday that the military&#39;s mistreatment of detainees was not as bad as what terrorists have done.
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The defense secretary's trip comes at a time when critics have accused him of being insensitive to the welfare of the troops.
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Donald Rumsfeld, once famous for his combative news conferences, has chosen to limit his media contacts to friendly audiences in his final days as defense secretary rather than do battle one last time.
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In a rare public airing of grievances, disgruntled soldiers complained to Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld yesterday about long deployments and a lack of armored vehicles and other equipment.
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Looking more subdued than during most of his public appearances at the Pentagon, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld responded to a barrage of criticism Wednesday by saying
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In his Christmas eve encounters with U.S. military commanders and hundreds of their troops, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld heard &#151; and said &#151; little about armor or troop shortages, issues that have made him a political target in Washington among both Democrats and Republicans.