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U.S. Rescinds ’123′ Nuke Cooperation with Russia

September 8th, 2008 · No Comments

President George W. Bush intends to notify Congress that he has today rescinded his prior determination regarding nuclear cooperation with Russia.  That rescission news, according to a just-released statement released by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, might come to be regarded as the first diplomatic salvo of Cold War II. Below is the text of [...]

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Transcript: Rice Remarks En Route to Belgium

August 18th, 2008 · No Comments

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice offered remarks about the ongoing conflict between Russia and Georgia and other matters while aboard an aircraft en route to Brussels, Belgium today.  Below is a transcript of both her comments and the question-and-answer session with reporters that followed: SECRETARY RICE: Hello. Good morning, everyone. All right, well, welcome aboard. [...]

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Photos Capture Another Day of War in Georgia

August 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Russia’s invasion of Georgia entered its second week today and, despite diplomatic efforts by Western leaders, it seems no closer to ending than it did on the day it began, Aug. 8. Below are photos that tell stories from the front lines of the conflict: Editor’s Note: Is it just me or does the Russian [...]

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Bolton Says U.S. ‘Fiddled While Georgia Burned’

August 15th, 2008 · No Comments

Former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations John Bolton expressed a great deal of frustration in the lead paragraph of an article he wrote that was published in the UK’s Telegraph today: Russia’s invasion across an internationally recognised border, its thrashing of the Georgian military, and its smug satisfaction in humbling one of its former [...]

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Liberals and Russians Share 1968 Nostalgia

August 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Liberals and Russians alike seem to basking in the glow of four-decades-old nostalgia. Before they go too far with it, perhaps they should take note of a statement made yesterday by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. She said, in part, “This is not 1968.” ‘This is not 1968.’ Liberals should take note of Secretary Rice’s [...]

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Terror Arrests, Israel-Related News Top Headlines

May 8th, 2007 · No Comments

TIn case you haven’t heard, a handful of terror suspects were arrested in New Jersey today. The UPI Headline Update video below includes coverage of that bit of news as well as briefs on the war in Iraq, the day’s events in Israel and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice’s postponing of a planned trip to [...]

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