Rumsfeld's Record in Jeopardy
Robert Gates may deny Donald Rumsfeld a Pentagon record. If Rumsfeld stays in his job until Dec. 28, he'll be the longest-serving Defense secretary ever. (If you combine his previous 1975-77 service under President Ford with his current tenure, he just beats out Robert McNamara.) But the Senate Armed Services Committee is expected to take up Gates' nomination to replace Rumsfeld next week, AP reports, and the full Senate may vote on it the following week. That would put Gates in position to be sworn in well before the end of the year.
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