[Kaslin]

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, shakes hands with Dutch Deputy Prime Minister Wouter Bos at the State Department in Washington, Tuesday, October 23, 2007.

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice Tuesday vowed to improve the under-fire work of US security firms in Iraq following a stinging review by a State Department panel, officials said.(AFP/Tim Sloan)

No bias here
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[Kaslin]

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates rallied European support for operations in Afghanistan as backing from key ally Poland appeared threatened by a change of government after elections.(AFP/File/Rodrigo Arangua)

Another no bias here /sarcasm>