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CJ Cregg
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 Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:56 pm BREAKING! Rumsfeld Quits! |
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This is all i know so far:
Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld is stepping down, sources tell CNN.
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LightningBoy
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| Wed Nov 08, 2006 1:57 pm |
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Unfortunate. Though the move will likely be viewed as a positive toward the GOP, i'm sad to see a good man and a great leader step down. Rumsfeld has long been one of my favorite people in the Administration.
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CJ Cregg
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| Wed Nov 08, 2006 2:00 pm |
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EDIT, my rumor was incorrect.
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Link, the Hero of Time
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| Wed Nov 08, 2006 2:51 pm |
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| Quote: | Donald Rumsfeld Resigning as Defense Secretary
Wednesday, November 08, 2006
WASHINGTON � Donald H. Rumsfeld is stepping down as defense secretary and former CIA Director Robert Gates will be nominated to take his place.
http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,228173,00.html |
Good riddance.
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Founder
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| Wed Nov 08, 2006 2:51 pm |
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I'm watching this one the news now. Shocking...
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La Forge
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| Wed Nov 08, 2006 4:18 pm |
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Huzzah!
All's that I can say is...It's about time.
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Go Red Sox!
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Puck
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| Wed Nov 08, 2006 5:01 pm |
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THAAAAAAAAANK GOODNESS! 
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Jeff Miller
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| Wed Nov 08, 2006 5:28 pm |
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Maybe we can make some positive progress. See ya Rumsfield.
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TrekkieMage
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| Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:03 pm |
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One thing this does though, it shifts the focus back to Bush and not to the Republican loss in Congress.
I am very much looking forward to what's going to happen in the next few months 
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Lord Borg
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| Wed Nov 08, 2006 6:34 pm |
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Well, this was certainly unexpected....
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Republican_Man
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| Wed Nov 08, 2006 11:37 pm |
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| LightningBoy wrote: | | Unfortunate. Though the move will likely be viewed as a positive toward the GOP, i'm sad to see a good man and a great leader step down. Rumsfeld has long been one of my favorite people in the Administration. |
Same here, for the most part. I've always liked Rumsfeld and I'm sad to see him go. This should've been done before the election, though, but I can see why it would happen today: to get the Dem win off the headlines.
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Founder
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| Thu Nov 09, 2006 1:34 am |
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| Republican_Man wrote: | | Same here, for the most part. I've always liked Rumsfeld and I'm sad to see him go. This should've been done before the election, though, but I can see why it would happen today: to get the Dem win off the headlines. |
I doubt it was for that reason.
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Lord Borg
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| Thu Nov 09, 2006 1:36 am |
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Yeah, I doubt that was the reason to. Maybe he was just sick of all the BS or something, I don't know. We prolly wont unless he states a reason.
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Republican_Man
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| Thu Nov 09, 2006 1:36 am |
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| Founder wrote: | | Republican_Man wrote: | | Same here, for the most part. I've always liked Rumsfeld and I'm sad to see him go. This should've been done before the election, though, but I can see why it would happen today: to get the Dem win off the headlines. |
I doubt it was for that reason. |
Well, maybe not the reason, but I do think it was most certainly a component. So does my AP Gov teacher, not that that matters.
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Lord Borg
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| Thu Nov 09, 2006 1:43 am |
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Maybe...but it could not be the reason for it. I hardly doubt a man would trash his career simply to get a differnt headlines on the paper. I'll admit, it is weird, today of all days, right after a Dem winning election he steps down, but meh.
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Republican_Man
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| Thu Nov 09, 2006 1:48 am |
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| Lord Borg wrote: | | Maybe...but it could not be the reason for it. I hardly doubt a man would trash his career simply to get a differnt headlines on the paper. I'll admit, it is weird, today of all days, right after a Dem winning election he steps down, but meh. |
What's today's main story? It's Rumsfeld, not the elections. That makes it ever-so obvious. I think he was going to leave at some point, but I definitely think today was strategically done.
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