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Rumsfeld_Timeline_110806.sPubDate = "11/8/2006 10:45:45 PM GMT";
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Rumsfeld_Timeline_110806.appHeader = "timeline|Donald Rumsfeld’s career in government";
Rumsfeld_Timeline_110806.appDeck = "An embattled defense secretary steps down.";
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