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NEWS ABOUT: Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice stories: 191 news summaries

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Rice Snubs Argentina in
Trip South

Relations grow icier
as Kirchner drifts toward Chavez

Mar 13, 08 2:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Condoleezza Rice has embarked on a visit to Brazil and Chile, but the secretary of State won’t be stopping in neighboring Argentina, a sign of ever-frostier relations. “The United States is clearly snubbing Argentina,” one expert tells the New York Times. New Argentine president Cristina Fernández... More »

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oil • Latin America • Venezuela • Condoleezza Rice • Brazil • Chile • Argentina • South America • Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner • Hugo Chávez

OPINION

Be Brave, Mac: Pick Condi for VP

Rice remains popular despite links to Iraq policy: New Yorker

Mar 10, 08 9:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Ditch the banal short-list and pick a running mate with pizazz—like Condoleezza Rice, Hendrik Hertzberg urges John McCain in the New Yorker. The best-liked Iraq war planner would trigger an "avalanche of positive publicity" on her personal success story, and let GOP voters crack a race-gender ceiling without... More »

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John McCain • Condoleezza Rice • secretary of State • vice president • running mate • rebels • Election 2008 • Iraq war

4 Marines Face Court-Martial
in Hiroshima
Rape Case

Gang-rape trial
to begin in spring

Mar 6, 08 6:10 AM CST
(Newser) - The American military has announced it will court-martial four Marines on charges of gang-raping a Japanese woman in Hiroshima last year. The first two Marines will face a general court-martial in late April or early May. Japanese prosecutors had concluded that there was not sufficient evidence to charge them in... More »

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Japan • Condoleezza Rice • US military • Hiroshima • Okinawa • court martial • Marine

Abbas Backs Down, Will Resume Talks

Calls negotiations a 'strategic choice'

Mar 5, 08 9:44 AM CST
(Newser) - Fatah Palestinians will resume peace talks with Israel, Mahmoud Abbas said today, recapitulating on his demands that Israel first halt its bloody campaign against Hamas in Gaza. Abbas characterized the peace process as a “strategic choice.” The Palestinian president halted the talks on Sunday after an Israeli attack,... More »

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Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Hamas • Condoleezza Rice • Fatah • Israel and Palestinians • peace talks

Abbas Rebuffs Rice on Talks

Rice urges Abbas: don't let extremists win

Mar 5, 08 3:00 AM CST
(Newser) - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas refused to commit to resuming peace talks with Israel yesterday despite entreaties from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the New York Times reports. "I call on the Israeli government to halt its aggression so the necessary environment can be created to make negotiations succeed,"... More »

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Bush administration • Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Condoleezza Rice • Arab Israeli conflict • peace talks

Rice Tries to Salvage Mideast Peace Plan

Blames Hamas
for sabotaging talks with violence

Mar 4, 08 8:16 AM CST
(Newser) - Condoleezza Rice made stops in both Cairo and Israel today in her effort to restart stalled peace talks, telling reporters that she understood "Israel's need to defend itself" against Hamas rockets, but was concerned about "the loss of innocent life" in Israel's retaliatory offensive in Gaza. Rice blamed... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Hamas • Condoleezza Rice • Tzipi Livni • Hosni Mubarak • Egypt • West Bank • Israel and Palestinians • Cairo • Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict

Israel Pulls Out of Gaza
on Eve of Rice Visit

Two-day 'interval' during Rice's Mideast visit

Mar 3, 08 6:07 AM CST
(Newser) - Israeli troops pulled out of the Gaza Strip today after five days of fighting that left over 100 Palestinians dead. Hamas is exulting over its "victory" over the "army of Jews," but Israeli leaders say the operation has served its deterrent purpose. A "two-day interval" is... More »

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Israel • Gaza • Hamas • Condoleezza Rice • Palestinian people • rocket fire

Abbas Freezes Peace Talks With Israel

Says negotiations won't resume until offensive on Palestinians ends

Mar 2, 08 1:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas halted peace talks with Israel today “until [Israeli] aggression is stopped,” Reuters reports. Abbas ordered the suspension of the US-brokered talks as Israel’s Gaza offensive continued and the Palestinian death toll topped 100. But Israeli PM Ehud Olmert showed no sign of relenting,... More »

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Israel • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Mahmoud Abbas • Palestine • Condoleezza Rice • Palestinians • Arab Israeli conflict • peace talks • Israeli offensive • Palestinian statehood • George W. Bush

Marine in Okinawa Rape Case Released

Teen victim drops charges, but US is still investigating incident

Feb 29, 08 10:22 AM CST
(Newser) - A US Marine was released into US custody today after Japanese prosecutors dropped rape charges against him, Reuters reports. The Okinawa arrest had sparked outrage across Japan, but prosecutors backed off when the alleged victim withdrew her accusations. The 38-year-old Marine had admitted holding down his 14-year-old accuser but maintained... More »

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Japan • Condoleezza Rice • rape • Okinawa • Marine • Tyrone Hadnott

UPDATED

Israel Pounds Hamas Targets in Gaza Strip

Rice voices concern after retaliatory strikes kill militants, baby

Feb 28, 08 11:15 AM CST
(Newser) - Israel hit targets inside the Gaza Strip today, including an apparent warning attack near the Hamas PM's home, after a rocket killed an Israeli student, Reuters reports. Two days of violence have left 17 Palestinians dead, including a 6-month-old baby who died when a strike on a Hamas-run ministry damaged... More »

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Israel • Middle East • Ehud Olmert • Gaza • Hamas • Condoleezza Rice • rocket attacks • Palestinians • Sderot • airstrike

Rice 'Deeply Regrets' Okinawa
Rape Case

Bid to soothe fury over Marine arrest

Feb 27, 08 4:22 AM CST
(Newser) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met today in Japan with the prime minister and other top officials and expressed regret for the alleged rape of a 14-year-old girl by a US Marine stationed on Okinawa. "We just regret deeply that it happened," said Rice, who added that she... More »

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Condoleezza Rice • Okinawa

China Will Resume Talks
on Human Rights With US

Beijing trying to improve its image before summer Olympics

Feb 26, 08 6:07 PM CST
(Newser) - China said today it is ready to restart a discussion on human rights with the US that has been suspended since 2004, the Washington Post reports. The move, announced by Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi after a meeting with Condoleezza Rice, comes as China looks to improve its image before the... More »

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China • Steven Spielberg • human rights • Condoleezza Rice • United States • Beijing • 2008 Beijing Olympics • human rights abuse • political freedoms • Yang Jiechi

Annan Suspends Kenya Talks

Mediator says he will speak to leaders personally

Feb 26, 08 11:09 AM CST
(Newser) - Mediator Kofi Annan is suspending the talks to end the bloody crisis in Kenya. In lieu of the negotiations, the ex-UN Secretary General says he will speak personally to rival leaders Mwai Kibaki and Raila Odinga, reports the AP. "I hope people will understand this is a move intended... More »

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Kenya • Condoleezza Rice • Kofi Annan • Mwai Kibaki • Raila Odinga

Philharmonic Wows North Korea

New York orchestra wins ovation after landmark performance

Feb 26, 08 7:16 AM CST
(Newser) - The New York Philharmonic received a huge ovation in Pyongyang tonight after a concert that marked the first thaw in cultural relations between the US and North Korea in 50 years. The performance—which included the countries' national anthems, a Korean folk song, and works by Gershwin, Dvorak, Wagner, and... More »

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music • North Korea • Condoleezza Rice • classical music • Christopher Hill • Pyongyang • New York Philharmonic • Lorin Maazel • cultural diplomacy

'Bulldozer' Prez Takes Helm
in S. Korea

Conservative ex-CEO charges into office, pledging reform

Feb 25, 08 9:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Proclaiming that "economic revival is our most urgent task," South Korea's new president took office today. Ex-Seoul mayor Lee Myung-bak, a longtime Hyundai exec known as "the Bulldozer," won the office in a landslide but is likely to struggle implementing the reforms he has promised if... More »

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North Korea • South Korea • Condoleezza Rice • nuclear program • Hyundai • Koreans • Lee Myung-bak

CIA: Rendition Flights Landed in UK Territory

Brits apologize for earlier denials of ties
to terror cases

Feb 21, 08 2:17 PM CST
(Newser) - Two US flights carrying terror suspects for interrogation abroad—a practice known as extraordinary rendition—landed on British territory in 2002, confirmed CIA Director Michael Hayden today. Though the UK previously denied such landings, Foreign Secretary David Miliband admitted planes refueled on the Indian Ocean island of Diego Garcia, reports... More »

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War on Terror • Tony Blair • CIA • rendition • Condoleezza Rice • Gordon Brown • Diego Garcia • David Miliband • Britain

Probe Looms for US Billions to Pakistan

LIttle accounting for use of mammoth payments

Feb 21, 08 6:12 AM CST
(Newser) - The electoral defeat of President Pervez Musharraf may prompt Congress to scrutinize the Coalition Support Funds—billions of dollars paid by the US to Pakistan to foot the bill for military action against al-Qaeda near the border with Afghanistan. US officials approve some $80 million a month despite only vague... More »

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Afghanistan • Taliban • Pentagon • Pakistan • Pervez Musharraf • Condoleezza Rice • secretary of State • corruption • September 11 • Islamabad • Operation Enduring Freedom • US Embassy • Coalition Support Funds • Afghan border • tribal areas • al-Qaeda • Pakistan military • US-Pakistan relations

UPDATED

US, EU States Recognize Independent Kosovo

Spain withholds nod; prez gets ahead of US State Dept.

Feb 18, 08 11:41 AM CST
(Newser) - The US and major European states recognized Kosovo as an independent state today, reports Reuters. Condoleezza Rice issued an official statement several hours after President Bush jumped the gun by saying in a speech in Africa that Kosovo is "now independent." His Secretary of State said later: "... More »

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Serbia • European Union • France • Condoleezza Rice • Kosovo • independence • Kosovar independence • George W. Bush

Bush Praises African Success

He begins trip, backs power-sharing deal for Kenya

Feb 16, 08 7:31 AM CST
(Newser) - President Bush is keeping things positive on his five-country African tour, focusing attention on “success stories.” But at the same time, he says, his efforts are addressing conflicts ravaging the continent.  “When you herald success, it helps others realize what is possible,” he said during... More »

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Africa • Kenya • Darfur • Condoleezza Rice • Benin • Thomas Boni Yayi • George W. Bush

Army Buried Report Critical of Iraq Planning

Study rips Bush, agencies on poorly managed rebuilding

Feb 11, 08 10:29 AM CST
(Newser) - A federally funded report harshly critical of President Bush's management of rebuilding efforts in Iraq was deliberately buried by the Army, reports the New York Times. The 2005 assessment by the RAND Corp. accused Bush of failing to smooth over interagency rivalries. It criticized the "uneven quality" of a... More »

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Iraq • Condoleezza Rice • Department of Defense • US Army • RAND • George W. Bush

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