(9 Nov 2006) SHOTLISTS
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1. US President George W. Bush walks into Oval Office with former US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld and his nominated successor Bob Gates
2. Cutaway of media
3. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"He's a man of integrity, candor and sound judgment. He knows that the challenge of protecting our country is larger than any political party, and he has a record of working with leaders of both sides of the aisle to strengthen our national security. He has my confidence and my trust, and he will be an outstanding Secretary of Defence."
4. Wide side shot of Bush at podium
5. Close-up cutaway of Rumsfeld
6. SOUNDBITE: (English) George W. Bush, US President:
"History will record that on Don Rumsfeld's watch, the men and women of our military overthrew two terrorist regimes, liberated some 50 (m) million people, brought justice to the terrorist Zarqawi and scores of senior al Qaeda operatives, and helped stop new terrorist attacks on our people. America is safer and the world is more secure because of the service and the leadership of Donald Rumsfeld."
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7. Cutaway of photographers
8. Wide of Gates at podium
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Bob Gates, nominated US Secretary of Defence:
"Because our long-term strategic interests and our national and homeland security are at risk, because so many of America's sons and daughters in our armed forces are in harm's way, I did not hesitate when the President asked me to return to duty. If confirmed by the Senate, I will serve with all my heart, and with gratitude to the President for giving me the opportunity to do so."
7. Cutaway of photographers
8. Wide of Rumsfeld approaching podium
9. SOUNDBITE: (English) Donald Rumsfeld, former US Defence Secretary:
"The great respect that I have for your leadership, Mr. President, in this little understood, unfamiliar war, the first war of the 21st century. It is not well-known, it was not well-understood, it is complex for people to comprehend. And I know, with certainty, that over time the contributions you've made will be recorded by history."
10. Rumsfeld at podium, he walks away with Bush and Gates
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11. Wide of Democratic Representative Nancy Pelosi with Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid
12. SOUNDBITE: (English) Nancy Pelosi, Democratic Senator and House Democratic Leader:
"Clearly, the eloquent voice of the Army Times, the Marine Times, the Air Force Times and the Navy Times was heard by the President and perhaps Mr. Rumsfeld, so I welcome this change. I think it will give a fresh start to finding a solution to Iraq rather than staying the course."
13. Wide of Pelosi and Reid
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Just hours after he announced that US Defence Secretary Donald Rumsfeld would step down from his post, US President George W. Bush nominated on Wednesday, former CIA (Central Intelligence Agency) Director Robert Gates as Rumsfeld's replacement.
In an Oval Office ceremony, Bush called Gates a "patriot" and a "strategic thinker" with a transformational spirit.
He said Gates was a "man of integrity, candor and sound judgment," who understood that the "challenge of protecting our country is larger than any political party."
Bush said Gates "has a record of working with leaders on both sides of the aisle to strengthen" national security - a skill he'll need in plenty after both the House and Senate fell to the Democrats.
The president also praised Rumsfeld, Bush's longest-serving Cabinet member, saying, "America is safer and the world is more secure because of the leadership and the service of Don Rumsfeld."
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