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Wrong man to replace Rumsfeld

with George P. Shultzvia Baltimore Sun
Friday, November 10, 2006

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld's resignation has unloaded a great deal of unwelcome baggage for the Bush administration, but the nomination of Robert M. Gates is unlikely to help resolve the disastrous war in Iraq or the uniformed military's opposition to the civilian leadership at the Pentagon...

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Why They Do What They Do

by Russ Robertsvia Cafe Hayek
Thursday, November 9, 2006

Why is Rumsfield gone?

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Hoover Institution awarded National Humanities Medal

with Hoover Institution, Thomas Sowell, Shelby Steele, John Raisianvia Stanford Report
Thursday, November 9, 2006

The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution and Peace has been awarded the National Humanities Medal, the country's highest official award in the humanities...

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Gates lacks defense experience, views on Iraq unknown

with George P. Shultzvia Chicago Sun-Times
Thursday, November 9, 2006

A leading arms industry lobbyist and former senior Pentagon official was told Wednesday that Donald Rumsfeld was resigning as secretary of defense, to be replaced by Robert Gates, president of Texas A&M University...

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Understanding Gates

with George P. Shultzvia Washington Post
Thursday, November 9, 2006

In the early months of 1989, the overriding foreign policy issue for the new George H.W. Bush administration was how to deal with Mikhail Gorbachev...

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President George W. Bush To Present National Humanities Medal to Hoover Institution in White House Ceremony

with Shelby Steele, Thomas Sowell, Hoover Institution, John Raisianvia Business Wire
Thursday, November 9, 2006

The White House has announced that President George W. Bush will present the Hoover Institution with a National Humanities Medal at the official awards ceremony in the Oval Office ceremony tomorrow...

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Rumsfeld, Webb—and Being careful about what you wish for

by Victor Davis Hansonvia Works and Days
Wednesday, November 8, 2006

Here is the record of Donald Rumsfeld...

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Democrats, Pelosi gain House, need to run table for Senate control

with David R. Hendersonvia Political State Report
Wednesday, November 8, 2006

Nancy Pelosi will become the first female speaker of the United States House of Representatives for the 110th Congress next year...

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Romayne Ponleithner -- editor for political leaders, statesmen

with George P. Shultz, Charles Hillvia San Francisco Chronicle
Wednesday, November 8, 2006

Romayne R. Ponleithner was a professional editor...

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Jerry Brown envisions still another public role

with Hoover Institutionvia Christian Science Monitor
Monday, November 6, 2006

Jerry Brown calls himself "the most durable politician in the Western hemisphere next to Fidel Castro..."

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