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  • October 2008
    • Powell Testifies to Stevens' 'Sterling' Rep

      Powell Testifies to Stevens' 'Sterling' Rep

      (Newser) - Colin Powell testified in Ted Stevens' defense today, characterizing the Alaska senator's reputation as "sterling" and saying he "was someone whose word you could rely on." On the stand in Washington as a character witness, the ex-secretary of state impishly said he had "dabbled a bit in diplomacy" and discussed his 25-year association with Stevens, whom he described as a "trusted individual," the Anchorage Daily News reports. More »

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      Alaska   corruption   trial   Ted Stevens   senator   Colin Powell   Secretary of State

  • September 2008
  • February 2008
  • October 2007
    • Egypt on Board for Peace Talks

      Egypt on Board for Peace Talks

      (Newser) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has restored Egypt's confidence in the US commitment to the Mideast peace process and won official support for peace talks this year, Reuters reports. The process is floundering for a variety of reasons, including the fact that the Bush administration has only a year left in office. Egypt is key to bringing other Arab nations on board. More »

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      Israel   Condoleezza Rice   Egypt   Palestinians   peace conference   Secretary of State   Arab League   Ahmed Aboul Gheit

    • No White House Dreams for Rice

      No White House Dreams for Rice

      (Newser) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was grilled yesterday about her dreams, sleep patterns and  White House ambitions (she doesn't have any, she claims). It was not nightmarish testimony on Capitol Hill but a visit to a Harlem school and a rare foray into the domestic arena for Rice, who told students that for someone with a powerful job she doesn't often feel very powerful. More »

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      Condoleezza Rice   Charles Rangel   Harlem   Secretary of State

  • May 2007

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