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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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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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday denied reports of discontent between the United States and NATO allies over Afghanistan, a day after a newspaper quoted him criticizing NATO's counterinsurgency skills.
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Robert Gates, seemingly clinching confirmation as the new secretary of defense, said Tuesday the United States is not winning in Iraq and he's confident President Bush will listen to his ideas about forging a new war strategy.
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Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates took the oath of office yesterday, warning that the nation cannot afford failure in Iraq and promising that the war there will be his top priority.
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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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âWe simply cannot afford to fail in the Middle East,â said Robert M. Gates at a Pentagon ceremony today.
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A U.S. Senate panel unanimously  recommended on Tuesday approval of the nomination of Robert  Gates, President George W. Bush's nominee to be defense  secretary.
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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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The Defense chief's first press conference marks a change in atmosphere at the Pentagon
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MUNICH, Germany  - Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Sunday dismissed an attack on U.S. foreign policy by Russian President Vladimir Putin as the blunt talk of an old spy and said it was vital to keep working with Moscow.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates gave the Iraqi government a gentle prod Tuesday to move faster toward political reconciliation during the American troop buildup in Baghdad.
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U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates on Thursday denied reports of discontent between Washington and NATO allies over Afghanistan, a day after a newspaper quoted him criticizing NATO's counterinsurgency skills.
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Defense Secretary Robert Gates, clearly seeking to mollify Moscow, said that the United States might delay activating its planned East European missile defense sites.
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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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The United States has proposed delaying the activation of parts of its missile defense shield if Russia cooperates on the project, U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Tuesday.
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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.