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  • Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's new book offers 400 rules for life, business, politics and other stuff, such as "America's economy was built on fortitude, not fear," and "Stay in your lane" is not my favorite phrase. (Image from donaldrumsfeld.com)

    Inside the Beltway: Rules a la Rumsfeld

    America is not what is wrong with the world. If you expect people to be in on the landing, include them in the takeoff. You get what you inspect, not what you expect. If you're coasting, you're going downhill.


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    Michael Moore: Why aren't Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld in jail?

    Liberal filmmaker Michael Moore told CNN's Piers Morgan that former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was a war criminal and that several in the Bush administration ought to be in jail.


  • Inside the Beltway: Obama’s elusive victory

    The Obama administration is not necessarily winning the sequester game, despite blaming Republicans for the nation's economic woes, employing nimble rhetoric and staging melodramatic public events. Many Americans are not buying the buoyant White House talking points: a strong plurality of likely voters believe economic conditions in the U.S. are worsening, and the federal spending cuts will only compound the problem. So says a new poll from The Hill.


  • President Reagan's legacy lives on as he's remembered on his 102nd birthday

    Within hours of launch, thousands of well-wishers had already signed the virtual birthday card for Ronald Reagan — who would have turned 102 on Monday — posted on a specially created Facebook page from The Heritage Foundation to commemorate the nation's 40th president.


  • "Rumsfeld's Rules" coming out in May

    Here is a "known known" for publishing this spring: The many aphorisms of former Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld are coming out in book form.


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    DECKER: 5 Questions with Donald Rumsfeld

    Donald Rumsfeld served twice as U.S. secretary of defense, first under President Gerald R. Ford and more recently for President George W. Bush.


  • Rumsfeld blasts Obama's 'blame America' mind-set

    Former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld delivered the following speech at the 30th anniversary celebration of The Washington Times at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 2.


  • President Barack Obama is greeted by Lt. Gen. Curtis "Mike" Scaparrotti, and U.S. Ambassador to Afghanistan Ryan Crocker as he steps off Air Force One at Bagram Air Field in Afghanistan, Tuesday, May 1, 2012. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)

    Obama makes surprise trip to Afghanistan

    President Obama made an unannounced trip to Afghanistan on Tuesday on the anniversary of the death of Osama bin Laden, adding drama to what was already a politicized military mission.


  • Illustration by Linas Garsys for The Washington Times

    SHIRLEY: Drama of a brokered convention

    As the Republican Party hurtles toward a possible Animal House-like climax at their confab in Tampa Bay in late August, the national discussion has turned to controversial GOP conventions of the past, most missing the meaning of each and how these ideological food fights sometimes changed the face and future of the party.


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