White House Nixed Early Hearing on Rice Nomination
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At the urging of the White House, a key Senate panel will put off consideration of the nomination of Condoleezza Rice to be secretary of state, the chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee said on Sunday.
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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 White House has reportedly suspended its bid for a UN ban on human cloning, avoiding what was shaping up to be a bruising fight.
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The White House has decided to defy Congress's latest demand for information regarding the dismissal of nine U.S. attorneys, sources familiar with the decision said yesterday. Such an action would escalate the constitutional struggle and propel it closer to a court showdown.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday sharply rebuked a fellow member of the Bush administration who criticized international negotiations aimed at persuading North Korea to scrap its nuclear weapons program.
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The Pope refused to meet US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice last month, Vatican sources say.
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Condoleezza Rice rules out a  US role in talks aimed at persuading Iran to drop its nuclear programme.
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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 meeting of world powers Friday on whether to refer Iran to the U.N. Security Council over its nuclear program was disrupted when Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice's flight was delayed, giving leaders little time to reach a consensus and making it unlikely.
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The White House strongly rejected accusations by Democratic presidential contender John Kerry that President George W. Bush had used a front group to attack his Vietnam war record.
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The White House has postponed the unveiling of a new Iraq policy until after the holidays. Here's why.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice denied in comments aired on Friday that the United States had decided to boycott all ministers of a Palestinian unity government now being formed.
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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.
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The White House rejects Congressional demands for documents relating to the firing of  federal prosecutors.
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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.
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U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday she does not anticipate that the six parties seeking a solution to the North Korean nuclear issue will meet when Asian leaders gather later this week at a security forum in Malaysia.
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WASHINGTON -- The White House dismissed as old news Thursday documents indicating that President George W. Bush did not meet military standards while he served in the Texas Air National Guard.