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WASHINGTON — President Bush was unaware that a controversial deal to sell shipping operations at six major U.S. seaportsto a United Arab Emirates-owned firm was in the works until it was approved by his administration, the White House said Wednesday. After Bush repeatedly

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and General Peter Pace, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, briefed the media February 21 at the Pentagon. Following is transcript of the Pentagon briefing: (begin transcript) U.S. Department of Defense Office of the Assistant Secretary of Defense (Public Affairs) News Transcript Presenter: Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld and Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff General Peter Pace February 21, 2006 DoD News Briefing SEC. RUMSFELD: Good afternoon, folks. We have spoken often about the skill and compassion of the men and women in uniform, and I know the American people recognize that there is...