Rice Is Closer to Final Vote Of Senate
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The Senate Foreign Relations Committee endorsed the nomination of Condoleezza Rice as secretary of state on a 16 to 2 vote yesterday after Democrats on the panel expressed deep frustration at her answers on Iraq and terrorism in two days of hearings.
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The Senate debated today whether to confirm Alberto R. Gonzales as attorney general with a final vote likely to take place late this afternoon.
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The two high-profile Democrats who represent California in the Senate are squaring off over Condoleezza Rice, the president's nominee to be secretary of state.
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Democrats are aiming for a resolution that is simpler than the Senate's.
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The 16-to-2 vote by the panel cleared the way for Condoleezza Rice to be confirmed by the full Senate.
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The Senate prepared to vote Saturday  on whether to follow the House of Representatives and consider  a resolution opposing President George W. Bush's plan to send  another 21,500 troops to Iraq.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice vowed Friday to continue fighting for a free trade agreement with Washington's staunchest ally in the region, despite skepticism from Democratic lawmakers over Colombia's efforts to curb violence against union members.
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The US Senate confirmed Condoleezza Rice as US secretary of state to replace Colin Powell.
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Condoleezza Rice will likely hew to  a hard-line U.S. foreign policy on Tuesday when she outlines  goals for the president's second term at her confirmation  hearing as the first black woman nominated to be secretary of  state.
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A Democratic campaign promise to boost the federal minimum wage for the first time in a decade moved closer to completion on Tuesday when U.S. Senate Republicans lifted a roadblock against it.
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Washington -- The White House and lawmakers are getting close to agreement on a $388 billion spending measure that could be ready for votes Friday.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice arrived for an unannounced visit in Baghdad early Saturday, a U.S. Embassy spokesman said. Rice's visit comes amid a security crackdown in the Iraqi capital and a political debate in the American capital, where the Senate was set for a test vote on a resolution condemning President Bush's troop increase.
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The Senate voted yesterday to clear a major obstacle to passage of a $10.1 billion buyout of tobacco farmers, and a final vote was scheduled for noon today.
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Jerry Rice believes he could be traded by the Oakland Raiders before the Oct. 19 deadline.
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While a swap had not yet been consummated Monday evening, there is mounting circumstantial evidence that Oakland Raiders wide receiver Jerry Rice will be dealt to the Seattle Seahawks before the league&#39;s Tuesday trade deadline.
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This is Jim Rice's 14th appearance on the Hall of Fame ballot. He only gets one more audition before he's turned over to the Veterans Committee. But he won't need year No. 15, or the smoke-filled room of the old-timers' group. Ballots are due to be mailed before Tuesday and when the announcement is made next month, I'm betting that ...
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Condoleezza Rice won strong but not unanimous endorsement as secretary of state from a Senate panel Wednesday, assuring skeptical Democrats she welcomed debate about the nation's foreign policy course and wouldn't sugarcoat advice to President Bush.