Rice Defends Comments on Iraq Nuke Threat
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National security adviser Condoleezza Rice on Sunday defended her characterization of Saddam Hussein's nuclear capabilities in the months before the Iraq invasion, even as a published report said government experts had cast doubt at the time.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said a U.S. attack on Iran "is simply not on the agenda," despite the United States' continued criticism of Iran's human rights record and suspected nuclear weapons ambitions.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice responded to Iran's declaration that it had no "reverse gear" on its nuclear program by saying on Sunday that what Iran needed to do was halt weapons-related activities.
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Defending President Bush's foreign policies, national security adviser Condoleezza Rice counseled Americans to be "less critical of every twist and turn" in Iraq.
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ARBIL, Iraq  - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice met Iraqi Kurdish leader Massoud Barzani on Friday to discuss control of oil resources in the autonomous region of Kurdistan.
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The United States has assumed since  the mid-1990s that North Korea could make nuclear weapons,  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday, playing down  a dramatic announcement from Pyongyang.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said  on Friday a military attack on Iran was not currently on the  agenda and played down differences with Europe in policy toward  Tehran.
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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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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice denied on Wednesday that the US-led coalition in Iraq is crumbling after Britain announced it would reduce its troop mumbers by 1,600 in the coming months.
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US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Monday welcomed nuclear-armed North Korea&#39;s invitation for international inspection for closure of its key atomic plant but cautioned the reclusive state against reneging on its obligations.
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HALIFAX, Nova Scotia  - U.S. Secretary of State   Condoleezza Rice on Monday held out the possibility that the   United States might join talks with Iran if it temporarily   suspends its nuclear program.
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US President George W. Bush defended his call to invade Iraq ahead of a report expected to say that Saddam Hussein did not have the weapons used by the Bush administration to justify the war.
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Secretary of State-designate  Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday defended her integrity and honesty  as she clashed with senators about Iraq and vowed to press  diplomacy to repair ties strained by the war.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said a U.S. attack on Iran ''is simply not on the agenda,'' despite the United States' continued criticism of Iran's human rights record and suspected nuclear weapons ...
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Saturday lauded early progress in a military operation against militants in Baghdad, but said Iraqis had to use this "breathing space" to push ahead with reconciliation.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Wednesday called a Russian general's warning that Poland and the Czech Republic risk being targeted if they host U.S. missile defense bases "extremely unfortunate.
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Secretary of State nominee Condoleezza Rice gave no ground in Senate confirmation questioning Tuesday, insisting the United States was fully prepared for the Iraq war and its aftermath and refusing to give a timetable for U.S. troops to come home.