Should the Republican party require McCain to choose a black or woman running mate?

2010-11-29T16:03:48Z

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Condoleezza Rice: A trail of failure

2010-11-29T16:03:57Z

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Condoleezza Rice Tells Katie Couric, "I Don't Miss Washington Very Much"

2010-11-03T15:36:48Z

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Why are we "Looking Forward"?

2010-11-03T03:10:33Z

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Happier Without Kids?

2010-10-19T10:21:02Z

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Obama, Rice discuss security issues

2010-10-15T14:54:15Z

Obama meets with Condoleezza Rice, gets copy of her new book

President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice have been discussing national security — and her new book.

White House spokesman Reuters) - Condoleezza Rice admits the Bush administration made mistakes after the September 11 attacks but readers seeking her view on the decisions leading to the war in Iraq will find no such grist in her new memoir.

"We made our mistakes undoubtedly," the former ...

Rice doesn't miss 'pressure cooker' of diplomacy

2010-10-13T06:44:41Z

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Rice tells of Bush row after 9/11

2010-09-12T02:51:14Z

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GLOBAL REPOSITIONING IN PERSPECTIVE

2010-11-02T15:24:41Z

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FAMILY TIES

2010-11-02T15:14:28Z

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Guantanamole anyone? Bush years in food art

2010-04-16T08:43:34Z

Fancy trout a la waterboard or guantanamole with a side of Condoleezza Rice balls, followed perhaps by Wire Tapioca or Baba Rumsfeld?

Those are just some of the menu options featured in the off-beat exhibit put together by US artist Lauren Garfinkel depicting the eight tumultuous years of the

Obama nominates envoy on North Korean human rights

2010-04-16T10:09:08Z

Obama nominates special envoy on North Korean human rights issues

President Barack Obama is nominating a new special envoy on North Korean human rights issues.

The White House announced on Thursday the nomination of Robert King, a one-time congressional aid on the Former Secretary of State Rice urges new graduates in Alabama to pursue life of learning

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has urged graduates of Talladega High School in Alabama to find their passions in life and follow them.

Rice is a native of Former Rice aide protested interrogation methods, to testify at Senate hearing

As a member of Condoleezza Rice's inner circle at the State Department, Philip Zelikow argued within the Bush administration that simulated drowning and other extreme interrogation tech...

Rice takes question from 4th-grader on torture

2010-04-16T12:31:50Z

Condoleezza Rice tells fourth-grader that the Bush administration did not torture

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Jewish elementary school students that the Bush administration did not use illegal interrogation tactics. Her remarks were in response to a question from Misha Lerner, a fourth-grader at the US belatedly names religious freedom violators identified by Bush administration

On its final working day in office, the Bush administration re-designated eight countries as severe violators of religious freedom but waived possible sanctions against Saudi Arabia and Uzbekistan, officials said Monday.

The moves were reported to key members of Congress i...

Rice to meet with publishers about memoirs

2010-06-26T01:10:06Z

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to meet with publishers about 3 book projects

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will be meeting with publishers later this month to discuss three book projects, including a memoir of her service in the Bush administration.

Rice on Friday confirmed to The Associated Press in Condoleezza Rice bid farewell Friday to hundreds of applauding and cheering State Department colleagues who worked under her during her four years as US secretary of state.

"You will always be in my thoughts, my prayers and my heart," Rice, her voice choked w...

Rice hopes for Gaza truce 'very, very soon'

2010-04-16T15:18:57Z

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said here Friday she hoped for a ceasefire in Gaza "very, very soon" but could not promise one before president-elect Barack Obama assumes office next week.

"The American timeline is not important," Rice told reporters. "There's a lot of work ahead here, but I certainly hope...

History will vindicate Bush administration, Rice says

2010-04-16T13:43:57Z

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice acknowledged Monday that the Bush administration fell short of goals it had set for itself but maintained that history would prove it right.

In an interview with AFP, the chief US diplomat conceded that eight years after President George W. Bush came to power, his administration's popularity was "not very great" in the Ar...

Clinton short-changed in new job

2010-04-16T13:51:35Z

Hillary Clinton will have to accept less pay than her predecessor as secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, to avoid running foul of an obscure provision in the US Constitution.

Congress late Wednesday adopted a measure to award Senator Clinton, president-elect Rice and Clinton _ women who crashed glass ceiling _ talk shop over private diplomatic dinner

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and designated successor Hillary Rodham Clinton have met and broken bread for the first time since the former first lady was tapped to become America's ne...

Iraq will turn out to be 'strategic achievement,' Rice says

2010-04-16T13:56:22Z

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said here Sunday that the US-led war in Iraq will turn out to be a "strategic achievement" for not only President George W. Bush but for the United States.

Interviewed on Fox news, Rice said she "would give anything" to revis...

Iraq will turn out to be 'strategic achievement': Rice

2010-04-16T13:56:39Z

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said here Sunday that the US-led war in Iraq will turn out to be a "strategic achievement" for not only President George W. Bush but for the United States.

Interviewed on Fox television, Rice said she "would give anything" to...

Rice says she won't give Clinton too much advice

2010-04-16T14:03:07Z

Rice says she will give private counsel to successor Clinton, then get out of the way

Happily contemplating another woman as the top U.S. diplomat, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Monday she will offer advice, privately, and then get out of the way.

"She won't — and you won't — hear from me again," Rice said on the day President-elect ...

Rice briefs Obama on Mumbai attacks

2010-06-25T23:54:55Z

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has called and briefed president-elect Barack Obama on the series of attacks in Mumbai, the State Department said Friday.

"I can confirm on the record that Secretary of State Rice has called president-el...

Obama receives briefing on Mumbai, speaks to Rice: official

2010-06-25T23:55:33Z

US president-elect Barack Obama on Thursday was closely following the crisis in Mumbai, receiving intelligence briefings and speaking to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, his aide said.

"This morning, President-elect Obama spoke with Secretary Rice by phone to get an update on the situation in Mumbai," an official in ...

Gates, Rice defend US-Iraq security agreement

2010-06-26T00:08:17Z

Gates, Rice defend US-Iraq agreement on Capitol Hill; pact outlines troop withdrawals

The security agreement between U.S. and Iraq provides both the time and authority needed for American troops to train Iraqi forces and pursue terrorists, senior Bush administration officials said Wednesday.

Defense Secretary Rob...

Hillary Clinton's Sisterhood of the Traveling Pantsuits Visits the Glamour Awards

2010-04-16T14:28:31Z

Last evening, at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards at Carnegie Hall, Mayor Michael Bloomberg introduced "Media Mogul" Tyra Banks. "Maya Angelou told Tyra to go into politics, but Tyra said ‘I have too many swimsuit pictures for that,'" said Mr. Bloomberg. "...

Ladies First

2010-11-03T09:18:34Z

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Rice congratulates Obama

2010-04-16T14:57:20Z

Secretary of State Rice says Obama election an "extraordinary step forward" for US

An emotional Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice reveled Wednesday in Barack Obama's election, calling it an "extraordinary step forward" for the nation.

A child of the segregated deep South who became the highest-ranking African-American woman ever in Americ...

As proud African American, Rice calls Obama 'inspirational'

2010-06-26T00:43:23Z

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday called President-elect Barack Obama "inspirational," saying his election marked "an extraordinary step forward" for race relations.

Rice, the first black woman to serve as the nation's top diplomat, told reporters she was filled with pride to see Obama elected America's first African American president, even if t...

Rice brands Palin 'fantastic,' but avoids full endorsement

2010-04-16T12:47:16Z

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday appeared guarded and avoided giving a full endorsement when asked to comment on Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin.

Appearing alongside PepsiCo chief executive Indra Nooyi at the 2008

Bush hosts international aid summit

2010-06-25T22:42:15Z

Bush administration says pledges to foreign aid must be kept despite financial crisis

Amid the continuing global economic crisis, the Bush administration said Tuesday it's more important than ever for the United States and other developed countries to honor their commitments to foreign assistance.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made ...

Rice sets sights on energy-rich ex-Soviet republic

2010-10-13T14:00:41Z

Rice to focus on security, energy in visit to ex-Soviet republic; back seat for reforms

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is leading U.S. efforts to court energy-rich Kazakhstan, the former Soviet republic balancing close relations with Russia and openings to the West after US Senate has agreed to vote Wednesday on a nuclear pact with India, the final legislative hurdle for a deal that would overturn a three-decade ban on civilian nuclear trade with New Delhi.

A spokeswoman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said the deal would go before the Senate f...

Condoleezza Rice meets Gadafy in Libya

2010-04-16T13:29:10Z

The US secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice, today formally ended half a century of hostilities when she arrived in Libya for talks with Muammar Gadafy, once described by Ronald Reagan as the "mad dog" of the...

Rice to make historic trip to Libya

2010-04-16T13:32:11Z

Rice to make first visit to Libya by US secretary of state since 1953

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice plans to visit Libya this week, part of a dramatic turnaround in U.S. relations with the former pariah nation. No U.S. secretary of state has visited Libya in more than a half-century.

Rice launches a four-nation tour of

Boxer's Comments to Rice 'Great Leap Backward for Feminism'

2010-10-23T10:01:29Z

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Rice says talks with Israel, Palestinians fruitful

2010-04-16T16:28:53Z

Rice: Latest Israeli-Palestinian peace talks were fruitful; Olmert's departure not an issue

If doctors pledge to first do no harm, U.S. presidents seeking peace in the Middle East could do the same. The Bush administration is trying to keep Israel and the Palestinians talking through the waning months of

McCain To Use Google to Choose Vice Presidential Candidate

2010-10-26T15:09:05Z

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Rose Colored Clashes

2010-10-26T13:45:07Z

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Bush, federal employees get pricey gifts

2010-09-11T11:57:07Z

President Bush, Federal Employees Receive Predictable but Pricey Gifts From Around the World

What, oh what, to give the leader of the free world?

From the looks of an official record of gifts to President Bush last year, it's clear the average pen set and card won't do.

Try an $11,000 Cartier On the Downslope of the Bush Administration, Rice Gambling on Mideast Peace Progress

Donald Trump says she can't close a deal. The pope politely declined to meet with her, saying he was on vacation.

When Condoleezza Rice travels overseas, the local papers don't do big photo spreads anymore. At home, Rice is feuding with congressional

Sarkozy wrong about Rice's background

2010-09-10T09:05:31Z

Sarkozy Wrongly Suggests Condoleezza Rice Has Recent Immigrant Background

Nicolas Sarkozy made a minor gaffe on his first U.S. visit as France's president by wrongly suggesting that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has recent immigrant roots.

Sarkozy, in improvised remarks Tuesday to the ...

Sarkozy suggests Rice new American

2010-09-10T09:04:18Z

Sarkozy Wrongly Suggests Condoleezza Rice Has Recent Immigrant Background

Nicolas Sarkozy made a minor gaffe on his first U.S. visit as France's president by wrongly suggesting that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has recent immigrant roots.

Sarkozy, in improvised remarks Tuesday to the ...

Rice entry to West Bank delayed

2010-09-10T03:45:42Z

Security Concerns Delay U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's Entry to West Bank

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's vehicle was briefly diverted into an Israeli fire station on Monday due to security concerns as she traveled to the West Bank for talks with Palestinian officials, authorities said.

Her motorcade stopped near a crossing poin...

Jimmy Carter calls Cheney a "disaster" for U.S

2010-10-23T02:38:43Z

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'Conference' synonymous with 'meeting'?

2010-09-09T12:23:02Z

Bush's Mideast Peace Session Is a 'Meeting,' Except When It's a 'Conference.'

President Bush's top diplomat tripped over careful White House terminology Thursday, repeatedly calling an upcoming Mideast peace gathering a "conference," instead of the Bush administration's preferred, lower-key "meeting."

"See, there I just did it again,"

Secretary of State Rice says Bush Iraq war policy needs more time

2010-09-09T08:36:45Z

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice exhorted congressional critics of Iraq war policy Friday to give the Bush administration and the fledgling government in Baghdad until September to "make a coherent judgment of where we are."

On the morning after the House voted 223-201 for a Democratic proposal to force a U.S. troop withdrawal by n...

Rice to postpone Mideast visit

2010-09-09T08:25:16Z

Secretary of State Rice to Postpone Next Week's Planned Mideast Visit

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will postpone a planned visit next week to the Middle East so that she can be accompanied to the region at the end of the month by Defense Secretary Robert Gates at Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice talks with the media after visiting with the Cleveland Browns coaches and players at the Browns training facility in Berea, Ohio on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010. Rice is a long-time Browns fan. (AP Photo/Amy Sancetta)

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Browns Condoleezza Rice Football

2010-10-21T14:33:05Z

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice talks with Cleveland Browns equipment manager Brad Mellon before visiting with Browns coaches and players at the team's training facility in Berea, Ohio on Thursday, Oct. 21, 2010. Rice is a ...

Rice

2010-10-15T15:00:17Z

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks at a luncheon at the National Press Club in Washington, Friday, Oct. 15, 2010. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

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Aretha And Condoleezza

2010-08-04T12:08:49Z

FILE - In this July 15, 2009 file photo, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrives at an awards show in Los Angeles. Rice and Aretha Franklin are scheduled to perform together Tuesday, July 27, 2010 at the Mann Center for the Performing Arts in

Hong Kong Rice

2010-03-26T15:10:07Z

A protester, who opposes the U.S. policy in Iraq, shouts slogan after former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice gave a speech at the Chinese University of Hong Kong Friday, March 19, 2010. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

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