Condoleezza Rice
Australian Keisek Jones (R) is congratulated by compatriot Tarnee White (C) while Jade Edminstone looks on, after their win in the women's 50-m breaststroke during the Commonwealth Games 2006, in Melbourne 17 March 2006. US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will present Jones her gold medal, Edminstone silver and White bronze.
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As former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said, 'It's simple' to get allies 'to do something easy but considerably more difficult to get them to do something hard.' To do that, she added, personal relationships 'really matter,'
A few carefully bred turkeys … the occasional Colin Powell or Condoleezza Rice … are given absolution and a pass to Frying Pan Park. The remaining millions lose their jobs, are evicted from their homes, have their water and electricity connections cut, and die of Aids. Basically, they're for the pot … who can say that turkeys are against Thanksgiving? They participate in it!
And I remember calling the White House personally, and I talked directly to Condoleezza Rice and told her ‘Now is the time that we can establish a close and new and positive relationship with Russia and recruit them to work with us in areas of mutual interest that we couldn't do before. Now's the time for us to stand with these folks,’ ... Islamic extremism in Chechnya: A Threat to the U.S. Homeland.More quotes »
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