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William F. Weld, who has faced surprisingly strong competition in the race for the Republican nomination for governor, is expected to choose Christopher L. Jacobs, the New York secretary of state and a Buffalo businessman, as his running mate, a Republican involved in the Weld campaign said last night. Mr. Jacobs, a real estate developer and a member of the Buffalo Board of Education, could help Mr. Weld gain support from upstate Republican leaders, some of whom have grumbled that the party's ticket is dominated by New York City and suburban candidates. Andrea Tantaros, a spokeswoman for Mr. Weld, would...

Condi Rice on now!

Q: I noticed that you were critical of the FBI serving a search warrant on Congressman Jefferson [D-La.]. In the Contract with America one of the planks stated that Congress should "...require all laws that apply to the rest of the country also apply equally to the Congress." Have you changed your mind? - David M. Dos Palos, Calif. Good question, David. I believe those words just as much today as I did 12 years ago when we created the Contract with America. No one is above the law. In 1980, I voted to expel former Congressman Michael Myers (D-Pa.)...

It says something about our nation's posture...that the most serious challenge we face is not Iraq -- notwithstanding a deadly insurgency, the increased risk of an all-out civil war, a massive drain on our economic resources and moral authority, and most of all, the tragic loss of lives -- but Iran. Armed with nuclear weapons, Tehran would confront the U.S. with the worst of all possible worlds: a radical theocracy led by a Holocaust-denier, awash in oil money, allied with terrorists, openly boasting of its desire to destroy Israel and possessing the deadliest of weapons. Emboldened, its leaders would feel...

Just in: Condolezza Rice will not candidate for presidency 2008.

Doctors Give Tony Snow The Go-Ahead The final part of Josh Bolten's five-point White House "recovery plan" involves courting the press, the latest issue of Time Magazine says. "...He believes the White House can work more astutely with journalists to make its case to the public, and he recognizes that the President has paid a price for the inclination of some on his staff to treat them dismissively or high-handedly. His first move, working with counselor Dan Bartlett, was to offer the press secretary job to Tony Snow." Mike Allen reports that Snow's "doctors have approved the possibility of his...

"Pres. Bush's penchant for handing out nicknames to those around him strikes again! And while GWB and GHWB lovingly refer to one another as '41' and '43' respectively, White House insiders say GWB is now referring to Condi as '44' ... developing ..." Other Condi Rice 2008 websites: http://www.americansforrice.com/http://condoleezza.blogspot.com/ http://condiforpresident2008.blogspot.com/

COOL FACTS ABOUT DICK CHENEY [Jonah Goldberg ] At Ace of Spades. http://ace.mu.nu/archives/140208.php Note: Much R-Ratedness and salty humor.

Did I hear correctly during the Fox news interview with Condi Rice by Jim Angle?When he ended the interview I could swear he called her Madame President instead of Madame Secretary.If not maybe it was wishful thinking on my part.

<p>MOST OF my liberal friends at Harvard are excited by the idea that Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., might be elected the first female president in 2008. But here's a long shot idea: How about Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, the first black woman to hold that prestigious and powerful post, instead?</p>