Rumsfeld resigns, to be succeeded by ex-CIA director

President George W. Bush shakes hands with former CIA director Robert Gates (R) after announcing that Gates will replace Donald Rumsfeld (L) as Secretary of Defense in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington November 8, 2006.(Reuters Photo)Photo Gallery >>>

     WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President George W. Bush announced Wednesday that Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was stepping down, and would be replaced by former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) director Robert Gates. Full story>>

    Democrat wins Senate seat in Missouri

    WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Republican Senator Jim Talent conceded defeat to his Democrat chanllenger Claire McCaskill in Missouri early Wednesday, giving one more Senate seat to Democrats.

A couple walk out of a polling station after they voted in Los Angeles of California, the United States, on Nov. 7, 2006. (Xinhua Photo) Photo Gallery >>>

    Democrats win control of U.S. House of Represetatives

    WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- Democrats have won 218 seats as of 1 a.m. (0600 GMT) on Wedneday, enough to take control of the House of the Represtatives, in U.S. mid-term elections.

    Local media predicted Democrats would finally win 233 seats and Republicans 202 seats in 435-member House.

¡¡  U.S. election: technical glitches, FBI investigations

    BEIJING, Nov. 8 (Xinhuanet) -- Election Day 2006 in the United States proved true fears of technological failures at the polls, and has also led to to an FBI investigation in at least two states where some voters reported intimidating phone calls, misleading sample ballots and an armed man outside a polling place.

    In Virginia, the FBI was looking into complaints of a campaign of phone calls in the hard-fought U.S. Senate race between Republican George Allen and Democrat Jim Webb. Some voters said they got calls telling them to stay home on Election Day, or face criminal charges. Full story>>

    Democrats set to control House, Senate undecided

    WASHINGTON, Nov. 8 (Xinhua) -- While the Democrats appear set to take control of the House of Representatives in Tuesday's mid-term legislative elections, the Senate race is still to close to call.

    The Democrats have captured 19 seats from the Republicans in Tuesday's mid-term legislative elections; enough for the Democrats to take control of the 435-seat House for the first time since 1994. Full story>>

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