Confirmation Hearings for Rice Pushed Back
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Los Angeles Times - At the White House's request, confirmation hearings for Condoleezza Rice as secretary of State will not begin until Congress reconvenes in January, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said.
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A government advisory panel will  delay a report on ways to boost U.S. oil refining capacity  because the Bush administration wants to avoid a fight over  environmental regulations before the national elections,  according to a source knowledgeable about the report.
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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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The congressional hearing featuring embattled pitcher Roger Clemens has been postponed from Wednesday until Feb. 13 to allow time for depositions.
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The Bush administration on Friday asked a federal judge to delay enforcing her order for a halt to the government's warrantless communications surveillance program.
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Condoleezza Rice's confirmation as secretary of state is nearly certain, but she faced tough questions on Iraq and terrorism.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said  on Saturday Russia needed to reverse what Washington considers  its backsliding on democracy if Moscow wants deeper relations  with the West.
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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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A hearing into whether Catholic Church files can be handed over to an inquiry into child abuse is delayed.
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On the eve of a trip to Central and South America, Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates yesterday postponed his travel plans to help the White House assemble a progress report on the situation in Iraq.
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President 'not prepared to leave conflict unresolved' as Rice loses out.
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Skeptical lawmakers yesterday demanded a detailed accounting of how Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice plans to spend $6 billion in supplemental funds that the administration has asked for the State Department this year, much of it for Iraq and Afghanistan.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended the Baghdad government's mixed report card against critics in Congress on Friday, saying the Bush administration needs another two months to find a "coherent way forward" in Iraq.
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The House committee has postponed a hearing next week that was to feature Roger Clemens and his accuser so that the panel can launch its own investigation into Clemensâs denial that he used steroids.
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A summit between President Bush and the heads of the Big Three automakers has been pushed back until after the November election, despite an expected visit to the state by Bush this week and increasing pressure from critics who say the White House is ignoring the needs of the struggling industry.
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The decision, which could lead to a cutoff of fuel supplies, complicates a diplomatic effort by Condoleezza Rice.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice  seeks on Friday to repair ties with Europe over Iraq but her  tough line on Iran risks undermining transatlantic attempts to  heal the rift on her first trip as the top U.S. diplomat.