Speaking to troops in Falluja, Mr Rumsfeld did not reveal the exact size of the cut but said combat forces would be reduced by two brigades.
Further reductions will be considered "at some point in 2006", he said.
The move will take the number of US soldiers to below the 138,000 level, seen for most of this year.
A brigade is usually made up of 4,000-5,000 troops.
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Bush spy powers extended (short and to the point, not US media)
The criminal complaint filed in federal court in Los Angeles on Monday named ACME Game Store co-owners Jason Jones, 34, and Jonathan Bryant, 44, as well as Pei "Patrick" Cai, 32.
The complaint alleges that Jones and Bryant sold Xbox systems that Cai modified with chips and hard drives that allowed users to copy rented or borrowed games onto the console for future play.
Ridiculous right?
Q: You have a lot of interests outside acting. You’re a photographer, a poet, a musician, a painter, and a publisher. If, for some bizarre reason, you had to choose just one medium in which to express yourself, what would it be?
Mortensen: That’s like saying would you rather lose your eyesight, your hearing, or your ability to speak. I would rather not even think about it. I pursue the things I do because I’m interested in them. And I’m grateful for the opportunities I’ve had, putting one foot in front of the other.
Once I saw him at the best Cuban restaurant in Venice, I looked over and he smiled and seemed very inviting. Didn't want to introduce myself to him as he at though, his poetry is sweet and all his endeavors pretty much impress me...
oh my god, some day you MUST see the Austin Real World Reunion show...memorable clips for certain.
"We got fed up of being sidemen to Paul after Brian Epstein (Beatles manager) died," he said. "Paul took over and supposedly led us. What's leading us when you wander round in circles?"
Lennon's use of heroin led to the treatment he and Ono received from "the Beatles and their pals". "We were in real pain," he said.
"I'd like to list what we did and what the Stones did two months later on every album," he said. "Mick imitates us."
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The Constitutional Court ordered that parliament amend marriage laws to allow gay weddings within a year.
The constitution outlaws discrimination against gays and lesbians, but social attitudes remain more conservative.
The court ordered that the definition of marriage be changed from a "union between a man and a woman" to a "union between two persons".
Last year, the Supreme Court of Appeal had ruled in a case brought by a lesbian couple that the current law discriminated against homosexuals.
