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Robert Gates to Retire in 2011: Three Dilemmas He Leaves Behind

By Katie DrummondAug 16th 2010 – 11:58AM

(Aug. 16) -- Robert Gates, the U.S. defense secretary since 2006 and a key player in shaping the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, hopes to retire from his post sometime in 2011. That's the most immediately attention-grabbing detail revealed over at Foreign Policy, in a profile that recounts Gates' unlikely decision to stay...

Soldiers Inspire Ryan Newman, NASCAR's Best

By Holly CainSep 25th 2009 – 6:39PM

It was not the scars and burns, nor all the prosthetic limbs, or even the constant hum of machines dripping life into some patients that most struck Ryan Newman during a visit Thursday with injured soldiers at Walter Reed Army Medical Center. It was a far more simple concept that impacted the 2008 Daytona 500 winner most....

Background on Walter Reed Army Medical Center

The Walter Reed Army Medical Center (WRAMC) was — along with its precursor, the Walter Reed General Hospital — the U.S.

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