Rumsfeld will be replaced by former CIA Director Gates. Bush said Wednesday that “the timing is right for new leadership” at the Pentagon. U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she would step in to take over. The nomination must now be confirmed by the Senate of Representatives in Washington, D.C., according to the Washington Post. The Post reports that opposition to the Iraq war in Iraq was a factor in the midterm election results in the loss of the House and the Senate.”]
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