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Almost as much as President Bush's loyalty, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld may owe his job security to the prospect of what would happen if he resigned. Sure, it's a distraction from the war in Iraq and the rest of the war on terror to have a half dozen ex-generals calling for Rumsfeld's ouster. But suppose the president named a replacement. The scene would shift to the Senate Armed Services Committee, where a confirmation hearing would give 24 U.S. senators live TV time to air all their misgivings about a war that fewer and fewer Americans continue to support. You...

Address by U.S. Secretary of Defense Donald Rumseld Ronald Reagan Presidential Library Simi Valley, California Friday, October 10, 2003 Thank you very much. Please be seated. Thank you. Fred, thank you. I appreciate that very generous introduction. It kind of makes me sound like I can't hold a job. (Laughter.) Mark, and thank you so much, and all of you for what you do to help people across the world to know more about the values, the leadership and the accomplishments of President Ronald Reagan. We appreciate what you're doing with his library and the foundation. Pete Wilson, good to...

DoD News Briefing Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld Friday, May 17, 2002 - 7:10 a.m. EDT (NBC "Today" Interview) Couric: On Close-up this morning, the Bush administration and the terror warnings. As we've been reporting, controversy is swirling about what the president knew about threats from al Qaeda and what could have been done about them before September 11th. Donald Rumsfeld is the secretary of Defense. Mr. Secretary, thanks so much for joining us this morning. Rumsfeld: Thank you. Couric: Certainly you've heard about all the controversy, with Dick Gephardt asking what the president knew and when he knew...