Senate Confirms Rice as Secretary of State
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Condoleezza Rice was confirmed as  secretary of state on Wednesday as a large majority of senators  swept aside objections from some Democrats that she be held  accountable for mistakes in the Iraq war.
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WASHINGTON -- Condoleezza Rice, President Bush&#39;s choice to be the next secretary of state, underwent surgery Friday to treat noncancerous growths in the uterus, a White House official said.
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National security adviser Condoleezza Rice is President Bush&#39;s choice to succeed Secretary of State Colin Powell, two senior administration officials tell CNN.
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The US Senate confirms Robert Gates as the next defence secretary, replacing Donald Rumsfeld.
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The State Department yesterday endorsed a Senate investigation into possible fraud in the United Nations oil-for-food program while sidestepping a senator&#39;s
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Condoleezza Rice begins fielding two days of tough questions from senators about her role in shaping Iraq policy, but she appears to face few obstacles to confirmation as the next US secretary of state.
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The U.S. Senate on Wednesday overwhelmingly confirmed Robert Gates as the next defense secretary, replacing Donald Rumsfeld, an architect of the unpopular Iraq war.
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The U.S. Senate unanimously confirms Republican Kevin Martin for five more years at the agency's helm.
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A U.S. Senate panel on Thursday approved the nomination of John Negroponte, the outgoing director of national intelligence, to become deputy secretary of state, sending the nomination to the full Senate.
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President George W Bush picks Robert Zoellick as deputy secretary of state to Condoleezza Rice.
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The U.S. Senate on Wednesday  overwhelmingly confirmed Robert Gates as the next defense  secretary, replacing Donald Rumsfeld, an architect of the  increasingly unpopular Iraq war.
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The Senate confirmed Edward Schafer as Secretary of Agriculture with no objections on Monday even though Congress and the administration have differing views over a pending five-year farm bill.
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Condoleezza Rice won broad support. The attorney-general nominee cleared a Senate panel in a 10-8 vote down party lines.
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Corrects spelling of Rice title in paragraph to Secretary of State from Secretary of Stage
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Condoleezza Rice won easy confirmation Wednesday to be President Bush's new secretary of state, despite strong dissent from a small group of Democrats who said she shares blame for mistakes and war deaths in Iraq.
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Condoleezza Rice is set to start senate hearings, to be confirmed as President Bush's next Secretary of State.
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Confirmation hearings for Condoleezza Rice to be named secretary of state will take place after the new Congress convenes in January, a Senate committee chairman said Sunday.