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November 8, 2006

Rumsfeld Resigns, Robert Gates Nominated

Topics: Political News and commentaries

Donald Rumsfeld is stepping down as Secretary of Defense, and Robert Gates will be nominated to succeed him:

Robert Michael Gates (born September 25, 1943) is an American intelligence official, currently nominated by President George W. Bush for the position of United States Secretary of Defense. Gates served for 26 years in the Central Intelligence Agency and the National Security Council. Under President George H.W. Bush, he served as Director of Central Intelligence. After leaving the CIA, he wrote his memoirs[citation needed] and became president of Texas A&M University, serving on several corporate boards. Gates served as a member of the bipartisan commission headed by James A. Baker III, the Iraq Study Group, that has been studying the Iraq campaign.

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Related: Right Wing Nuthouse asks why didn't the president do it BEFORE the election!

Posted by Richard at November 8, 2006 3:21 PM

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