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WASHINGTON (AP) - Retired Maj. Gen. John Batiste, one of several high-ranking military men urging the ouster of Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld, said Friday there is no coordinated effort to get him fired, calling a recent series of critical statements "absolutely coincidental." "I have not talked to the other generals," Batiste, interviewed from Rochester, N.Y., said on NBC"s "Today" show. Nevertheless, he said he thinks the clamor for Rumsfeld to step down is "happening for a reason." Batiste, who commanded the 1st Infantry Division forces in Iraq, said he declined an opportunity to get a promotion to the rank...

A New Type Of Phobia By Robin Mullins Boyd June 7, 2005 The medical community was stunned at research that uncovered a new phobia that strikes only those on the Left. Since the 2000 Election, the Liberals have exhibited signs of the new phobia. It is an irrational fear that has reached epidemic proportions since the 2004 Presidential Election. This burgeoning disorder is called "Bush-Phobia". The Left has taken Bush-phobia to an extreme that defies comprehension. The primary characteristic of this phobia is an unending hatred of President Bush, any person associated with his administration and Republicans in general. Bush-phobia...

BILOXI - U.S. Sen. Trent Lott doesn't believe Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld should resign immediately, but he does think Rumsfeld should be replaced sometime in the next year. "I'm not a fan of Secretary Rumsfeld," Lott, R-Mississippi, told the Biloxi Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday morning. "I don't think he listens enough to his uniformed officers." Rumsfeld has been criticized since a soldier asked him last week why the combat vehicles used in the war in Iraq don't have the proper armor. Both Rumsfeld and President Bush have said more vehicle armor will be shipped to Iraq. Lott said the...