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NEWS ABOUT: Susan Rice

Susan Rice stories: 17 news summaries
TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 Jones: 
 Afghan Troop 
 Level Is 'Robust'

Says situation 'much more complex than just about 'X' more troops'

Oct 4, 09 10:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - As debate about Afghan policy rages, President Obama's national security adviser took to the airwaves today, telling CNN that the US troop presence there is "robust" and emphasizing that the situation hinged on more than sheer numbers. Although Afghanistan's disputed election was destined to be "imperfect," Gen.... More »

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Afghanistan • Iran • James Jones • Lindsey Graham • Susan Rice • Anthony Zinni

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

 McConnell: 
 White House 
 'Demonizing' 
 Health Critics 


Angry protests 'clearly being orchestrated,' Durbin counters

Aug 9, 09 10:14 AM CDT
(Newser) - The White House is “demonizing” the fiercely outspoken critics of its health care reform, Sen. Mitch McConnell told Fox News Sunday today. “To demonize citizens who are energetic about this strikes me as demonstrating a kind of weakness in your position,” the Senate minority leader said, but... More »

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Iran • health care • North Korea • Newt Gingrich • Donald Rumsfeld • Mitch McConnell • Guantanamo Bay • health care reform • Jim Jones • Dick Durbin • Susan Rice • Lindsay Graham

OPINION

Kristol:
Obama Must
Do More Than Watch Iran

It's not enough
to just  'bear witness'

Jul 4, 09 7:51 PM CDT
(Newser) - What does Barack Obama intend to do to help the Iranian people? Watch them, mostly, writes William Kristol in the Weekly Standard. In a statement last week, Obama began by saying, “The Iranian government must understand that the world is watching.” He ended by promising to... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • Susan Rice • President Obama • William Kristol

analysis

 UN Warms Up to US 

Real challenge comes when US parts with world allies

Jun 18, 09 8:40 PM CDT
(Newser) - The relationship between the US and the UN is noticeably warmer these days, with new ambassador Susan Rice getting high marks across the board, write Adam Benz and Robert Friedman in Good magazine. Granted, she replaced Bushie John Bolton, who prior to his appointment could barely conceal his disdain for... More »

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United Nations • United Nations Human Rights Council • Susan Rice • Obama administration • President Obama

UN Scrambles to Meet as World Slams N. Korea

US, Japan want to act, but China may block tough action

May 25, 09 9:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - North Korea's surprise nuclear test this morning drew protests in the South and threats from world governments to punish the regime with further sanctions. Barack Obama and Gordon Brown both condemned the blasts, and France said it would discuss "strengthening sanctions" at today's emergency Security Council meeting. Even China,... More »

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China • Barack Obama • North Korea • United Nations • Gordon Brown • Susan Rice • UN Security Council • nuclear test

 UN Orders 
 Sri Lanka Rebels 
 to Surrender 

End of 26-year war in sight as army boxes in Tamil Tigers

Apr 23, 09 4:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - The UN Security Council has called on Sri Lanka's Tamil Tigers to surrender after 26 years of civil war as the country's army claims victory is within reach. More than 150,000 Sri Lankans have been displaced as the army has advanced to the island's north, trapping the Tigers in... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Sri Lanka • Tamil Tigers • civil war • Susan Rice • UN Security Council

 UN Powers Agree 
 to Slam N. Korean 
 Rocket Launch 

But critics question if pact is legally binding

Apr 11, 09 5:30 PM CDT
(AP) - Key Security Council nations reached an agreement today on a statement that would condemn North Korea's rocket launch and toughen UN sanctions against it. The US, China, Russia, Britain, France and Japan approved the pact after Tokyo backed down from a demand for a new resolution, which is the strongest... More »

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North Korea • United Nations • sanctions • John Bolton • missile • Susan Rice • UN Security Council

Obama White House Brings Black Women to Power

White House advisers and staff form strong support network

Mar 18, 09 9:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama’s administration has brought a cohort of black women to power in Washington, in numbers and at levels never seen before, the Washington Post reports. While in the past, the appointment of a black woman to a senior White House position was met with fanfare, the seven on... More »

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black women • Valerie Jarrett • Susan Rice • Obama administration • Cassandra Butts • Lisa Jackson

(Newser) - As Hillary Clinton takes over the State Department, it's worth remembering that her train-wreck presidential campaign followed an "audacious 2000 run for Senate" and an excellent record as a legislator, Michael Crowley writes for the New Republic. "The question—not only for Hillary's legacy but for US... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Cabinet • State Department • secretary of State • George Mitchell • bureaucracy • Madeleine Albright • Susan Rice • Obama administration • Dennis Ross • Richard Holbrooke • President Obama • Cabinet secretary • Obama Cabinet • James Steinberg

analysis

Obama Sneaks Power Back
Into the Mix

Adviser who called Clinton 'monster' lands national security role

Jan 30, 09 1:01 PM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama’s national security team seems to consist entirely of people known for speaking their minds, observes Ben Smith of Politico, and none moreso than new NSC staff member Samantha Power, best known for calling Hillary Clinton “a monster.” She was booted for the incident, but that... More »

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national security • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • campaign adviser • Rwanda • negative campaigning • Election 2008 • Samantha Power • Susan Rice • National Security Council

For Iran, Change Means Having to Say You're Sorry

Ahmadinejad demands Obama apologize for American 'crimes'

Jan 28, 09 7:39 AM CST
(Newser) - Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has responded to President Obama's offers of a new start for US-Iranian diplomacy with a demand—that the US "apologize to the Iranian people and try to repair their past crimes." The Iranian president delivered a tirade against the United States at a rally today, condemning... More »

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Iran • Barack Obama • diplomacy • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Iranian politics • Susan Rice

 Obama Out to Topple Mugabe 

US to lead push for UN sanctions

Jan 28, 09 1:49 AM CST
(Newser) - President Obama is preparing to lead an international effort to crack down on the Mugabe regime with an aim to driving the controversial autocrat from office, reports the Times of London. The US will push for tougher UN sanctions against Zimbabwe, including a foreign investment ban, and press Russia and... More »

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China • Russia • Zimbabwe • Robert Mugabe • Morgan Tsvangirai • sanctions • Susan Rice • Zanu-PF • UN Security Council • Obama administration • Southern African Development Community

 Team of Rivals Starting to Crack 

Separate visits to State Dept by Rice, Clinton suggest competition

Dec 9, 08 8:13 AM CST
(Newser) - Separate visits to the State Department by Hillary Clinton and Susan Rice yesterday suggest that the rift between Barack Obama’s two highest-level diplomats may not have healed, reports the AP. Rice, the incoming UN ambassador, bucked her former Clinton administration bosses to support Obama in the primaries. Now she’... More »

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Hillary Clinton • United Nations • State Department • Madeleine Albright • Susan Rice • Richard Holbrooke

 Sudan Prepares for 
 Tougher US Stance 

Obama's team of humanitarians prepare shift on Darfur

Dec 8, 08 7:53 AM CST
(Newser) - The government of Sudan is getting nervous about the Barack Obama White House. The Bush administration called the situation in Darfur genocide, but did little to stop the carnage that has left 450,000 dead and 2.5 million displaced in western Sudan. But several members of Obama's foreign policy... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • genocide • Sudan • US foreign policy • Crisis in Darfur • humanitarian crisis • Susan Rice • President Obama

A Very Different Rice to be UN Ambassador

Obama will raise post to Cabinet, appoint anti-genocide crusader

Dec 1, 08 9:06 AM CST
(Newser) - Barack Obama will name Susan Rice as his UN ambassador when he unveils his foreign policy team today, the New York Times reports. Rice (no relation to Condoleezza), was an assistant secretary of state under Bill Clinton, but has been an Obama adviser since the beginning. She’s an... More »

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Barack Obama • United Nations • genocide • foreign policy • ambassador • Susan Rice • President Obama

Obama Restates Iraqi Plan After Charges of Flip-Flop

Says he remains committed to withdrawing troops in 16 months

Jul 3, 08 10:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama today reaffirmed his commitment to withdraw American troops from Iraq in 16 months, hours after being accused of backtracking on that pledge. Obama triggered a flurry of speculation—and ridicule from the McCain camp—by saying earlier in the day he might "refine" his war policies after... More »

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Afghanistan • Barack Obama • John McCain • troop withdrawal • Iraq war • Susan Rice • Brian Rogers

ANALYSIS

Obama's Foreign Policy Would Be Radical Overhaul

Advisers talk up breaking from orthodoxy with 'dignity' doctrine

Mar 25, 08 3:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama provides “the most sweeping liberal foreign-policy critique” from a presidential contender in decades, writes Spencer Ackerman in the American Prospect—focusing not on fear, but rather on what advisers call “dignity promotion.” Ackerman credits the candidate's brain trust with cutting through “Democratic timidity” to... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • John McCain • foreign policy • al-Qaeda • Iraq war • Samantha Power • dignity promotion • Denis McDonough • Ben Rhodes • Tony Lake • Susan Rice • Sarah Sewall • Scott Gration

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