Senate Democrats Extract Promise From Rice
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Trying to make their mark on President Bush's strategy in Iraq, Senate Democrats extracted a promise from Condoleezza Rice to level with them when she takes over as secretary of state.
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Condoleezza Rice was confirmed as U.S. secretary of state on Wednesday as a large majority of senators swept aside objections from some Democrats who said she should be held accountable for mistakes in the Iraq war.
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Democrats accused the White House of putting politics ahead of national security by involving national security adviser Condoleezza Rice in the US presidential campaign.
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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 Wednesday after Democrats on the panel expressed deep frustration at her answers on Iraq and terrorism in two days of hearings.
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Senate Majority Leader-elect Harry Reid said Tuesday he's doing away with the "do-nothing Congress" that Democrats campaigned against and plans to keep senators working long hours &#151; focusing first on ethics, the minimum wage and stem cell research.
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The U.S. Senate moved a step closer to repudiating U.S. President George W. Bush's Iraq strategy on Thursday when a key Democrat backed a Republican-crafted proposal opposing a troop increase.
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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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Congressional Democrats accomplished important goals this year but they need more cooperation from Republicans, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Saturday.
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Democratic senators will try to present a no-confidence measure on Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to the full Senate on Wednesday in an effort to persuade President Bush to sack the outspoken Pentagon chief, Democratic aides said.
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Senate Democrats demanded Thursday that President Bush order a halt to personal attacks on the party's leader, Sen. Harry Reid, and expressed regret that they had failed to mount a stronger defense for his defeated predecessor.
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Condoleezza Rice was confirmed as  U.S. secretary of state on Wednesday as a large majority of  senators swept aside objections from some Democrats who said  she should be held accountable for mistakes in the Iraq war.
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In the fight over the economic rescue plan, Senator Harry Reid advanced Democratic priorities and lifted the partyâs chances of widening its control of the Senate, supporters say.
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Secretary of State-designate  Condoleezza Rice on Tuesday defended her integrity and honesty  as she clashed with senators about the Bush administration's  justification for the Iraq war and its exit strategy.
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Tom Daschle bade his fellow Senate Democrats farewell Tuesday with a plea that they seek common ground with Republicans yet continue to fight for the less fortunate.
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Senate Democrats, facing a filibuster of a long-awaited debate on President Bush's Iraq policy, were scrambling today to bring a resolution of opposition to the Senate floor. But Republican demands for a vote on a simple resolution calling for full funding for U.S. troops in Iraq threatened to...
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Democrats rolled out cots and ordered pizzas as they settled in for a marathon Senate debate on Iraq last night that featured numerous speeches but little chance of getting any closer to resolving the stalemate over how to end the war.
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The US Senate is expected to confirm Condoleezza Rice as the next secretary of state after vigorous debate.