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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice walks with Secretary General-elect of the United Nations Ban Ki-Moon, at the State Department, Monday, Dec. 11, 2006, in Washington. Ban will succeed Kofi Annan as Secretary-General whose term will expire on Dec. 31, 2006

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks during an exclusive interview with Agence France-Presse at the State Department in Washington, DC

[onyx]

Condi sure had a busy day.

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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld addresses service members at a Town Hall meeting with troops assigned to Al Asad Air Base during a surprise visit to Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld meets with troops assigned to Al Asad Air Base during a surprise visit to Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld meets with troops assigned to Al Asad Air Base during a surprise visit to Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby

[BenLurkin]

Those are nice pictures of Condi!

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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld meets with wounded service members at Balad Air Base during a surprise visit to Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld thanks crews from the 2/135th General Support Aviation Battalion Medical Evacuation unit at Balad Air Base for their service to the country during a surprise visit to Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld meets with Iraqi soldiers from teh 2/6 MITT at Forward Operaing base Hawk during a surprise visit to Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby

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Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld signs the wall outside the Air Force Theatre Hospital at Balad Air Base Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006. The message read, "You fellows are superstars." Rumsfeld made a surprise visit to Iraq to thank the troops and their families for their sacrifice and service to the country. Defense Deot. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld meets with troops assigned to 4th Brigade of 1st Cavalry Division and 2nd Battalion of 7th Cavalry Regiment, Iraq, during a surprise visit to Iraq, Dec. 9, 2006. Rumsfeld thanked the troops and their families for their sacrifice and service to the country. Defense Deot. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby

Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld boards a C-17 after visiting with troops at Balad Air Bae, Iraq during a surprise visit there, Dec. 9, 2006. Defense Dept. photo by Cherie A. Thurlby