It has been revealed today that former US defense secretary Donald Rumsfeld, Reisgned the day before last years US mid term elections, which saw the republicans loose control of both houses of congress, for the first time in 12 years. His resignation letter is dated November 6th, and records from the White House show that the president saw the letter on the 6th, yet his resignation was not announced until November 8th (the day after the election)

This has angered many republicans who feel that if Rumsfeld had announced his resignation before Election Day, then they may have held onto control of one or both houses of congress

In a related story former Speaker of the House of Representatives (who lost the job of speaker after the midterm elections) Dennis Hastert (R-Illinois) will not be seeking re-election to congress next year.