May 25, 2013

Obama Nominates Kerry as Replacement for Clinton at State Department

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*Even before Susan Rice withdrew as a candidate for Secretary of State, John Kerry’s  name was being mentioned prominently as a more than viable candidate for the job. Now comes news that President Obama is going to do just that, according to senior administration official. If confirmed, Kerry would take the helm at the State [...]




Black Women’s Roundtable Unites in Support of United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice

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*Washington, DC – A diverse group of women leaders and organizations have joined forces with the Black Women’s Roundtable (BWR) to launch a campaign to express their unequivocal support of United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice and to encourage senate and congressional leaders to treat the esteemed public servant with respect. In addition to signing on [...]




Susan Rice to Face GOP Accusers on Capitol Hill

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*UN Ambassador Susan Rice will visit Capitol Hill this week to face individual members of Congress regarding the Benghazi attacks, reports ABC News. She’ll  defend her actions in the wake of the incident to many Senators who have opposed her possible nomination to be the next Secretary of State. She’s scheduled to meet this morning [...]




Condoleezza Models NFL Gear for ‘My Team’ Campaign (Photo)

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*As previously reported, Condoleezza Rice was one of several celebrities recruited for the NFL’s new ad campaign, “My Team,” which features famous women sporting items from the NFL store’s updated women’s apparel line. [SUBSCRIBE TO EURWEB's RSS FEED] In her modeling debut, the former Secretary of State wears a fitted brown jersey of her favorite [...]




Condoleezza Rice Fires Back at Dick Cheney Over Book

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*Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Wednesday she resented what she viewed as an attack on her integrity by former Vice President Dick Cheney in his just-published memoir. Speaking in an interview with Reuters, Rice rejected Cheney’s contention that she misled President George W. Bush about nuclear diplomacy with North Korea. “I kept the [...]




Hillary Clinton Swears Being SOS is Her Last Job in Politics

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*Hillary Clinton told CNN Wednesday she will not serve another term overseeing the State Department, even if President Obama wins reelection in 2012. She also said she has no interest in any other government positions after she leaves. Clinton, 63, has been mentioned as a possible successor to Defense Secretary Robert Gates, who has told [...]




Video: Hillary Clinton Trips Boarding Plane

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*Echoing the great stumbles of President Ford, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tripped up the stairs of her plane as she left Yemen on Tuesday. It would’ve been uneventful had cameras not been rolling – and YouTube not been invented. Clinton was in Yemen to discuss counter-terrorism cooperation on Wednesday when she stumbled briefly upon [...]




Condoleezza Rice Turned Down ‘Dancing with the Stars’

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*And now for the celebs who rejected offers to join “Dancing with the Stars.” According to the Hollywood Reporter, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice was among the dozen or so who thought better of trying to dance for votes on live TV. Also on the “no” list: Facebook creator Mark Zuckerberg, Sylvester Stallone, political [...]




Photos: Aretha, Leezy and Surprise – Ron Isley – Perform in Philly

Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Aretha Franklin pose after they performed their first song together at The Mann Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia, Tuesday, July 27, 2010.

*A crowd of about 8000 crammed into Philadelphia’s Mann Music Center Tuesday night to witness Aretha Franklin and former secretary of state Condoleezza Rice team for a rare musical performance. Rice, a classically trained pianist, backed the Queen of Soul during a three-hour concert filled with Franklin’s catalog of hits as well as arias from [...]




Barack and Hillary Getting On Just Fine Thank You

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*The Daily Beast reminds that … watching Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in action, it’s easy to forget that just two years ago she was engaged in a no-holds barred brawl with President Obama in the Democratic primary. Now the former senator has been an enthusiastic supporter of Obama’s agenda, according to the New York [...]