Rumsfeld stepping down : defense official 12:53 ET, Wed 8 Nov 2006
WASHINGTON, Nov 8 (Reuters) - U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld, the face of U.S. war policy and a lightning rod for critics worldwide, will step down, a U.S. defense official said on Wednesday. The imminent announcement by U.S. President George W. Bush, follows dramatic victories by Democrats in Tuesday elections fueled by public anger over the Iraq war in which Democrats seized control of the House of Representatives and were close to taking the Senate.
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