Condoleezza Rice

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Stanford Anti-War Protesters Want Condi Booted for War Crimes

Phil Trounstine | Posted 06.03.2009 | Politics

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About 150 protest veterans, who led the fight 40 years ago to dislodge Stanford University from the War in Vietnam, on Sunday called on Stanford to sever relations with former Provost Condoleezza Rice.

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Of Big and Small Tents: Arlen Specter as a Dem, and the Obama Storm at Notre Dame

Kent Greenfield | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: Abortion, Arlen Specter, Catholic Church, Boston College, Mary Ann Glendon, Condoleezza Rice, Notre Dame, Michael Mukasey, Waterboarding, Barack Obama, Politics News

If Church leaders think Obama is a worse invitee than either Rice or Mukasey, then their tent is shaped so as to include those who authorize and defend torture, but to exclude those who support abortion rights.

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Condi Channels Nixon: If the President Says So, It's Not Illegal

Marjorie Cohn | Posted 06.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: UN Convention Against Torture, Waterboarding, Condoleezza Rice, Torture, Stanford, Richard Nixon, Politics News

At a Q&A with Stanford students, Condoleezza Rice was extremely uncomfortable, defensive and nervous. She was rude to the first student, interrupted him and yelled at him.

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Condi Rice Pulls A Nixon: When the President Does It, That Means It is Not Illegal

Cenk Uygur | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

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This is why I say these people don't understand the whole concept behind America. In our system of government, the president is not supposed to be above the law.

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Who Authorized The Torture of Abu Zubaydah?

Andy Worthington | Posted 05.25.2009 | World

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For the defendants of the use of torture by U.S. forces -- still led by former Vice President Dick Cheney -- this has been a rocky few weeks.

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Obama Went to Iraq and Visited... the Airport. Was it the Sandstorms or the Rising Shitstorm?

Jeremy Scahill | Posted 05.08.2009 | World

Read More: Baghdad Bombing, Camp Victory, Green Zone, Iraq Bombing, Barack Obama, Iraq War, Jalal Talabani, Iraq Sandstorm, Condoleezza Rice, Baghdad, Iraq, Robert Gibbs, Sunni Awakening, Sunnis, Nouri Al Maliki, Obama Iraq, Warwire, World News

it is hard not to wonder about the "coincidence" of Obama's visit being confined to the airport and coming in the midst of a rising tide in violence in Iraq over the past several days.

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Paul Ryan Throws A Poisoned T-Bone Towards The Blue Dogs

Howie Klein | Posted 04.26.2009 | Politics

Read More: Blue Dogs, Obstructionist Republicans, Obama's Budget, Paul Ryan, Abel Maldonado, Condoleezza Rice, Politics News

Last week Ryan did something he had never ever, ever thought he would do -- he voted against the rich, corrupt banksters who have completely financed his disgraceful political career.

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Condoleezza Rice On Jay Leno: Says She Won't Criticize Obama Like Cheney Is (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Katharine Zaleski | Posted 04.25.2009 | Politics

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Barack Obama isn't the only political figure making the late night rounds. Jay Leno had former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on his show last n...

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Success in Iraq? Think Again.

Rick Horowitz | Posted 04.24.2009 | World

See, in a world where things aren't connected to other things -- where you get to handle one thing at a time, in a vacuum, at the pace you choose -- maybe you could consider the war in Iraq a success.

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Condoleezza Rice Going On "Tonight Show With Jay Leno" March 24

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 04.23.2009 | Politics

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Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. Secretary of State, will appear on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" on Tuesday, March 24. According to an NBC press rele...

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Israel is Crossing the Line

Steve Clemons | Posted 04.02.2009 | World

Read More: Taiwan, Iran, Nuclear Weapons, Bibi Netanyahu, Condoleezza Rice, Middle East, George W. Bush, Occupied Territories, Douglas Paal, Israel, Settlements, Hillary Clinton, World News

Israel is now issuing instructions to the United States on what America's red lines with Iran should be. The implication of course is that Israel will take matters into its own hands if these lines are crossed.

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History is a Lousy Judge, Condoleezza

Sherman Yellen | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics

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An investigation of the Bush administration must be undertaken by the Justice Department and by the Congress, not for the sake of history, but for the sake of all of us living now.

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Being in Black Face II

Judith Ellis | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: Michael Steele, Republican National Chairman, Black Face, Colin Powell, Frederick Douglass, Condoleezza Rice, Politics, Politics News

African American Republicans are not the issue with the selection of Michael Steele as the RNC chairman.

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Condi Lap Dance Steals Will Ferrell's Bush Show

Daily News | By JOANNA MOLLOY and MEREDITH KOLODNER | Posted 03.05.2009 | Entertainment

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Will Ferrell's spoof of former President George Bush may be the hottest ticket in town, but it's a lap-dancing Condoleezza Rice - and her red panties ...

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Condi On Katrina: "Appalled" By Implications Of Racism (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.01.2009 | Media

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Condoleezza Rice was today's guest on ABC morning chat-fest The View, and among the questions she weathered was this one from Sherri Shepherd: "What h...

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Condoleezza Rice To Meet With Publishers About Memoirs

AP | HILLEL ITALIE | Posted 02.17.2009 | Media

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NEW YORK — Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will be meeting with publishers later this month to discuss three book projects, including a memo...

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Blaxploitation, GOP Style

Russ Baker | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics

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Tthe GOP is stepping up efforts to stress diversity, but is resorting to a tried-and-true W. tactic: the promotion of compromised, disreputable individuals -- a kind of lemon diversity that only highlights their cynicism and contempt for the public.

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US, Israel Sign Agreement To Ensure Hamas Cannot Rearm

AP | IBRAHIM BARZAK and AMY TEIBEL | Posted 02.16.2009 | World

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GAZA CITY, Gaza Strip — Israel said it was approaching the "endgame" of its three-week offensive against Gaza's Hamas rulers and scheduled a Sec...

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Teaching Transformational Diplomacy and Making "Democracy" a Good Word Again

Steve Clemons | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

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Ever since Bush launched a crusade to democratize parts of the world by force, sometimes with sanctions and sometimes guns, I have struggled with the question of how to get "tranformational diplomacy" right.

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Bush's Final Gift: Gaza

Eric Margolis | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

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Just when we thought it was impossible for the calamitous George Bush and Svengali Dick Cheney to do any more damage to the world or to America's inte...

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Defending Condi: Olmert Shames Himself in Kick-in-the-Teeth Attack on Rice

Steve Clemons | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Israel-Palestine, Shlomo Ben-Ami, Gaza, Middle East, Condoleezza Rice, Security Council, United Nations, George W. Bush, Foreign Policy, Ehud Ohlmert, Politics News

Olmert's statements certainly send a signal to many in the incoming Obama administration that while there are convergent American and Israeli interests -- friendship and trust are eroding.

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Condoleezza Rice: 'Hard' For Israel To Spare Gaza Civilians

Yahoo! News | 26 Mins Ago | Posted 02.09.2009 | World

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WASHINGTON (AFP) -- US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Friday defended Israel in the face of civilian deaths in Gaza, saying "it's hard" for Israe...

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UN Security Council calls for Gaza cease-fire

AP | EDITH M. LEDERER | Posted 02.09.2009 | World

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UNITED NATIONS — The U.N. Security Council approved a resolution Thursday night calling for an immediate and durable cease-fire between Hamas mi...

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In Praise of George Bush

David Wallechinsky | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

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Over a period of almost eight years, borderline racists got used to African-Americans operating at the highest level of government, and they got used to judging Powell and Rice as individuals.

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Bush Enjoys Vacation As Middle East Crisis Escalates

Thinkprogress.org | Posted 01.29.2009 | World

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In an effort to "prevent Palestinians from attacking towns in southern Israel with missiles," Israel today undertook its third day of offensive milita...

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