Robert M. Gates

When I was the director of Central Intelligence in the early '90s, I tried to get the Air Force to partner with us in building drones. And they didn't want to, because they had no pilots.

A wild and crazy weekend involves sitting on the front porch, smoking a cigar, reading a book.

I consider myself a Republican.

At the insistence of the Bush administration, Congress in 2006 passed legislation that required the Postal Service to prefund, over a 10-year period, 75 years of future retiree health benefits.

Democrats were quick to point out that President Bush's budget creates a 1 trillion dollar deficit. The White House quickly responded with 'Hey, look over there, it's Saddam Hussein.'

The judge decided in this case that both the state and the defense would have the opportunity to respond to certain kinds of press. This is one such instance.