Topic: James Schlesinger

Donald Rumsfeld, who served as defense secretary under Presidents Gerald Ford and George W. Bush, has died in Taos, N.M., his family announced Wednesday. He was 88.

Certain indicators suggest that an American pre-emptive military strike against Iran's nuclear programs is still possible, however unlikely.

Speculation over the consequences of a Powell vice presidency under either Bush 41 or 43 is intriguing. Would the disasters following September 11th been averted or minimized? The latest book by 43 suggests the answer would have been yes.

The following is the original article filed by UPI White House correspondent Helen Thomas on August 8, 1974 on the resignation of President Richard Nixon.

The United States should replace its current inventory of nuclear warheads in order to maintain its nuclear deterrent capabilities, government officials say.

Preparing for a strike against Iran involves far more than just military preparations; it also requires making a case to try and gain public support. And that is likely to be much harder after the release this month of the key judgments from the U.S. National Intelligence Estimate, which said Iran had most probably halted its nuclear weapons program.

Today is Wednesday, Aug. 24, the 236th day of 2005 with 129 to follow.

The Pentagon has decided not to charge four of the top five commanders of Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison during an abuse scandal there.

An independent U.S. panel investigating prisoner abuses at Baghdad's Abu Ghraib prison has criticized every level of command up to the defense secretary.

The United States considered using force to seize oil fields in the Middle East during an oil embargo by Arab states in 1973.