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Reuters The Bush administration is keeping a tight hold on Donald Rumsfeld’s resignation letter nearly five months after the former defense secretary and Iraq war manager stepped down. The Pentagon says it does not have a copy, and the White House office likely to hold the letter is not subject to the law that allows…

thehill.com Defense authorization bill fails to address habeas corpus for detainees By Roxana Tiron May 10, 2007 The new chairman of the House Armed Services Committee dealt a blow to the human-rights community by failing to include provisions to overhaul GOP legislation governing military tribunals in the 2008 defense authorization bill. The chairman’s move is…