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Donald Rumsfeld

American politician and diplomat (1932–2021)

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Nov 15, 2025
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What was Donald Rumsfeld's role in the approval of aspartame as a food additive?

Donald Rumsfeld was CEO of G.D. Searle (maker of NutraSweet/aspartame) in the late 1970s and joined Ronald Reagan’s transition team in 1980; reporting across multiple outlets ties him to efforts that ...

Oct 23, 2025
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Donald Rumsfeld and aspartame

Donald Rumsfeld’s name appears repeatedly in popular accounts linking him to the approval and commercialization of , but the documentary record cited in the provided materials is mixed: some sources e...

Jan 22, 2026
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How have prosecutions of high‑level officials in other democracies handled immunity claims for official acts?

Democracies and international courts have split the difference: specialized international tribunals and the reject absolute for core international crimes, while national courts still often recognize s...

Oct 28, 2025

How has the use of autopen by US presidents changed over the years?

The autopen has been part of presidential practice for over two centuries, evolving from Thomas Jefferson’s polygraph duplication to modern motorized machines; , and legal experts say authorization, n...

Oct 23, 2025

Did Donald Rumsfeld work for Monsanto?

Donald Rumsfeld served as president and chief executive of G.D. Searle in the 1970s and early 1980s, and Searle was acquired by Monsanto in 1985, which created a direct corporate link between Rumsfeld...

Nov 25, 2025

How did Hamdan v. Rumsfeld address unlawful orders, due process, and the limits of executive wartime authority?

The Supreme Court in Hamdan v. Rumsfeld held that the Bush Administration’s ad hoc military commissions for Guantánamo detainees exceeded the executive’s authority because they violated the Uniform Co...