Rice on the Defensive Over Iraq, Integrity
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Condoleezza Rice gave little ground  to senators lambasting U.S. policies in Iraq on the first day  of her confirmation hearing to be secretary of state and will  return on Wednesday for a second round of questioning.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has rejected a bipartisan panel's recommendation that the Bush administration engage Syria and Iran in efforts to stabilize Iraq, The Washington Post reported on Friday.
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Mending fences with Europe, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Tuesday "it is time to turn away from the disagreements of the past" that alienated longtime allies over the U.S. invasion of Iraq.
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Condoleezza Rice, President Bush's choice for US secretary of state, is challenged on Iraq at her confirmation hearing.
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BAGHDAD -- US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived here on an unannounced visit yesterday to urge on Iraq's skittish government as it seeks to restore security and shape a new national order.
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Senate Democrats said Tuesday that Condoleezza Rice lied to them, misled Americans about the Iraq war or served as an apologist for Bush administration failures in Iraq, but she remained on track for confirmation as secretary of state.
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Secretary of State-designate  Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday defended herself against a charge  that she put loyalty above truthfulness in making the Bush  administration's case for going to war against Iraq.
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The top U.S. commander in Iraq  defended his record on Thursday in the face of strong criticism  from Sen. John McCain, a Republican presidential contender in  2008.
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Secretary of State Rice faces critics who say the State Department is not addressing the changing world that America must deal with
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US President George W Bush is set to defend his Iraq policy at the  annual debate of the UN General Assembly.
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National security adviser Condoleezza Rice on Sunday defended her characterization of Saddam Hussein&#39;s nuclear capabilities in the months
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice visited Iraq on Tuesday for meetings with the Iraqi government, which last week passed the first in a series of long-awaited laws aimed at reconciling Iraqis, officials said.
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WASHINGTON - Senators from both parties urged the Bush administration on Sunday to make a realistic assessment of the situation in Iraq and adjust its policies aimed at pacifying the country. But Bush readied a firm defense of his Iraq policy - and a sharp new attack on rival John Kerry's stance - for a speech Monday...
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Many of the critiques contained in the Iraq Study GroupÂs report boil down to the differing worldviews of Baker versus Rice.
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Secretary of State-designate  Condoleezza Rice, in a rare acknowledgment of mistakes, said on  Wednesday the Bush administration had made some bad decisions  in Iraq and was unprepared for stabilizing the country.
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President Bush defended Defense  Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's handling of the Iraq war on Monday  but acknowledged difficulties in training Iraqi police and army  to take over the country's security so U.S. forces can return  home.
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Iraq's embattled prime minister defended his government Sunday against American critics, saying they underestimate the problems facing this country and fail to appreciate his achievements "such as stopping the civil and sectarian war."