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'''Lawrence Di Rita''' (born in Detroit, Michigan) was a close aide to [[United States Secretary of Defense]] [[Donald Rumsfeld]] and is currently a spokesman for Bank of America|Bank of America Corp.  

'''Lawrence Di Rita''' (born in [[Detroit]], [[Michigan]]) was a close aide to [[United States Secretary of Defense]] [[Donald Rumsfeld]] and is currently a spokesman for Bank of America|Bank of America Corp.  

Di Rita served as acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs and [[U.S. Department of Defense]] spokesmen under Secretary Rumsfeld. Reportedly, he was slated to become Secretary of the Army but his nomination was scuttled due to opposition in the [[United States Senate]]. His prior position was Special Assistant to Rumsfeld. Throughout his time in [[the Pentagon]], Di Rita was considered the Defense Secretary's right-hand aide. Even after Rumsfeld's resignation, Di Rita was authorized by Rumsfeld to speak on his behalf to ''Time'' magazine regarding matters such as Rumsfeld's current plans and activities<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1623260,00.html Donald Rumsfeld's Next Move - TIME<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.

Di Rita served as acting Assistant Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs and [[U.S. Department of Defense]] spokesmen under Secretary Rumsfeld. Reportedly, he was slated to become Secretary of the Army but his nomination was scuttled due to opposition in the [[United States Senate]]. His prior position was Special Assistant to Rumsfeld. Throughout his time in [[the Pentagon]], Di Rita was considered the Defense Secretary's right-hand aide. Even after Rumsfeld's resignation, Di Rita was authorized by Rumsfeld to speak on his behalf to ''Time'' magazine regarding matters such as Rumsfeld's current plans and activities<ref>[http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1623260,00.html Donald Rumsfeld's Next Move - TIME<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>.