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Kandace Heimer Houston, Texas "I am depressed and saddened by this election result" M DeLaurentis Elkins Park, Penn. "Rumsfeld has resigned, and not an instant too soon" Edward Wilson Hamden, Connecticut "We must avoid any wasteful Democrat witch-hunts"

Octavia Phillips Richmond, Virginia "One day we win the House, the next day we clean house!" Nathan Bhat Chicago, Illinois "Secretary Rumsfeld undoubtedly had a tough job" Maria Peralta Orlando, Florida "The Republican Party will have to change its approach"

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