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May 2009
- 4th Grader Grills Condi on Torture
  
  Washington Post | May 4, 09 2:22 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - A fourth grader took Condoleezza Rice to task on torture yesterday, asking her about President Obama's criticism of "methods" used by the Bush administration. The question— drafted with the help of teachers—was toned down from what the student originally planned to say, the Washington Post notes. The child wanted to ask: "If you would work for Obama's administration, would you push for torture?" More »
January 2009
- Bush and Condi Find Something to Celebrate
  
  Washington Post | Jan 16, 09 8:33 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - India and Pakistan are at loggerheads, Afghanistan is a narco-state, and the Middle East is almost unspeakably troubled—so how did George W. Bush's diplomatic team see off their president? With yesterday's "Ceremony to Commemorate Foreign Policy Achievements," a State Department lovefest complete with billowing flags and commemorative plaques. As Dana Milbank of the Washington Post notes, the lack of actual achievements kept the ceremony short, but there was no shortage of adulation. More »
- Olmert: I Made Condi Abstain on Gaza Vote
  
  New York Times | Jan 13, 09 9:25 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Israel’s prime minister says an urgent call to President Bush last week resulted in Condoleezza Rice changing her vote on a UN Gaza resolution, the New York Times reports, with Ehud Olmert adding that the secretary of State “was left pretty embarrassed.” Rice helped draft the measure urging peace, which passed 14-0 with the US abstaining; a State spokesman said that was always the plan. More »
October 2008
- Rice Could Be Lone Survivor of Bush Years
  
  Der Spiegel | Oct 29, 08 3:29 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Condoleezza Rice might be the lone Bush confidante to escape with a political career intact, Marc Hujer writes in Der Spiegel , ironic because if “anyone, besides Bush …ought to be held accountable for the failings of the current administration, it is Rice.” As national security adviser then secretary of state, Rice was involved in all foreign policy decisions, yet she’s retained her popularity. More »
September 2008
- Rice Laments Lack of Black Diplomats
  
  CNN | Sep 9, 08 12:15 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Condoleezza Rice may be the second African American to become secretary of state, but she remains unimpressed by the number of blacks in the foreign service. "I can go into a whole day of meetings at the Department of State and actually rarely see somebody who looks like me. And that is just not acceptable," said the nation's top diplomat. More »
May 2008
- Condoleezza Rice meets rock band Kiss
  
  Associated Press | May 30, 08
  
  The Kiss Army fan club has an enthusiastic new recruit: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. In a departure from her normally staid diplomatic duties, Rice met the legendary glam rock quartet when they happened to share a hotel in the Swedish capital. Rice was in Stockholm on Thursday for an international conference on Iraq. Kiss had a sold-out gig to play on Friday."I was thrilled," Rice said of her late-night encounter with frontman Gene Simmons...
April 2008
- Rice Visits Iraq, Looks to Bolster PM Maliki
  
  Associated Press | Apr 20, 08 9:51 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Condoleezza Rice paid an unannounced visit to Baghdad today to highlight recent political gains brought about by PM Nouri al-Maliki's government. While the Maliki-ordered assault on Basra last month exposed some weaknesses in the Iraqi army, it also brought different groups in Iraq together, she said. "This is, I think, an important time. You've seen a coalescing of a center in Iraqi politics," Rice said. More »
- Rice as Running Mate Would Be Icing on Cake
  
  Washington Post | Apr 8, 08 3:14 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Is it too much to ask for one more major dose of entertainment this election season, Eugene Robinson wonders in the Washington Post —then answers his own question by begging John McCain to pick Condoleezza Rice as his running mate. The secretary of state may not come with a natural base, but she’s vice-presidential timber if there ever was any, Robinson writes. More »
- Condi Debunks Veep Rumors
  
  Washington Post | Apr 8, 08 6:32 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has once again quashed speculation that she is seeking the vice presidential nomination as John McCain's running mate, reports the Washington Post . A McCain-Rice ticket would satisfy many of McCain's conservative critics and represent a formidable challenge to a Dem ticket headed by a woman or African American. More »
March 2008
- Be Brave, Mac: Pick Condi for VP
  
  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 having to choose. The trick would be ducking her failed record in office, Hertzberg writes. More »
October 2007
- Condi to Stanford Profs: Lay Off Rummy
  
  Politico | Oct 15, 07 7:26 PM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Condi wants Stanford profs to lay off Don Rumsfeld and welcome “all views” at the university, Politico reports. She stopped short of praising her old colleague—“I know Don Rumsfeld, he is going to be a challenging presence”—but scolded faculty for doubting Rummy’s appointment as “distinguished visiting fellow” last week. “That’s what universities ought to be about: [an] open exchange of ideas,” she said. More »
- No White House Dreams for Rice
  
  Reuters | Oct 2, 07 3:14 AM CDT
  
  (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 »
May 2007
- Supporters Back Condi in '08
  
  Salon | May 24, 07 8:07 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Condoleeza Rice has a campaign manager and a campaign bus, even though she's not running for president, thanks to Crystal Drueker, a die-hard backer of the secretary of state who won't take no for an answer. Based out of her mobile home—"The Condi Mobile"—Drueker launched the group ThinkCondi and is on the road drumming up support, Salon reports. More »
April 2007
- Condi Says She'll Talk to Iran
  
  New York Times | Apr 30, 07 6:45 AM CDT
  
  (Newser) - Iran will be attending next week's regional conference on Iraq, the Times reports, offering the first sitdown between the Axis of Evil power and the U.S. in three years. Condoleezza Rice yesterday reiterated accusations that Iran is stirring insurgent violence in Iraq, but also hinted that the meeting in Egypt would afford a chance for dialogue. More »