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<p>SAN DIEGO (AP) — President Bush used the dramatic setting of a homebound aircraft carrier Thursday to refocus the U.S. mission in Iraq from a combat role to the tasks of reconstruction, policing and promotion of democracy.</p> <p>President Bush takes pictures with the crew of USS Lincoln after landing.</p>

<p>NEW YORK — Charles Duelfer, a former State Department official who once led a weapons inspection team in Iraq, is in Baghdad directing the U.S. search for banned weapons, diplomatic sources said.</p> <p>According to the sources, White House National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, a friend of Mr. Duelfer, tapped him to lead the new inspection effort. Neither the State Department nor the United Nations would confirm his arrival in the Iraqi capital.</p>

"Let Us Once Again Recommit Ourselves to Those Values Which Define Us" by Dr. Condoleezza Rice A New Visions Commentary paper published April 2003 by The National Center for Public Policy Research, 777 North Capitol Street NE #803, Washington, D.C. 20002, 202/371-1400, Fax 202/408-7773, E-Mail Project21@nationalcenter.org, Web http://www.project21.org. Reprints permitted provided source is credited. Sundays in my family meant church.  It was the center of our lives.  In segregated black Birmingham of the late 1950s and early 1960s, the church was not just a place of worship; it was the social and civic center of our community. Throughout my life...

Commentary by National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice Sent to Black Media by Project 21 For Release: April 17, 2003 Contact:  David Almasi at 202/371-1400 x106 Observations on faith and freedom made by National Security Advisor Dr. Condoleezza Rice at the National Prayer Breakfast in Washington, D.C. this past February are being circulated to the black media as a New Visions Commentary by the African-American leadership network Project 21. While Dr. Rice's remarks were initially re-released to coincide with the observance of Easter, her comments are increasingly poignant now since American military forces have led the liberation of Iraq. "Our cherished...

"You're Still My Baby" Baghdad, Iraq - Capt. Daniel Schmitt looked eagerly at the tank and then explained. "I have a hobby. I drive every single thing in the Marine Corps at least once."But this is a Russian-made T-72 Iraqi tank, not a Marine vehicle."It is now," said Schmitt, 31 grinning like the Cheshire cat as he climbed into the tank for a short joyride through a palm grove Monday.Schmitt, commanding officer of the Weapons Company of the 3rd Battalion, 7th Marines, dreamed of driving the tank when he first saw it parked by the side of the road Sunday...

Three commandments drive the Bush administration's big-power strategy beyond Iraq: Punish France, ignore Germany, and forgive Russia. That vivid formula was reportedly suggested in policymaking councils recently by Condoleezza Rice, President Bush's national security adviser. That approach is good as an easy-to-remember slogan and largely justified as an emotional response to the problems those three "partners" have created for Bush. But it is unlikely to be effective in the furious international logrolling that lies ahead. It might be wiser to herd the three miscreants rather than pick them off one by one. The views of Rice, an expert on the...

WASHINGTON, April 4 — President Bush's national security adviser said today that the American-led alliance had shed "life and blood" in the Iraq war and would reserve for itself — and not the United Nations — the lead role in creating a new Iraqi government. In declaring that the United Nations would have a secondary role in reconstructing Iraq and leading the country toward eventual elections, the national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice, seemed certain to fuel the latest trans-Atlantic dispute between the Bush administration and its traditional allies. At a meeting in Paris today, the foreign ministers of France, Germany...

For Immediate Release Office of the Press Secretary April 4, 2003 Dr. Condoleezza Rice Discusses Iraq Reconstruction Press Briefing by National Security Advisor Dr. Condoleezza Rice 2:52 P.M. EST DR. RICE: Good afternoon. I have a quick opening statement, and then I'm happy to take questions. There's been a lot of speculation in the press in recent days about the post-Saddam Iraq, not all of it entirely accurate and some of it just plain wrong. (Laughter.) So I'm here to try and clear up a few things. Just as we've planned for a military victory, we have been planning...

The "road map" for Middle East peace is not open to negotiation, U.S. National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice told the American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC) on Monday. Addressing the influential American Israel Public Affairs Committee (AIPAC), Rice said the road map was part of U.S. President George W. Bush's vision, which was outlined in his June 2002 speech, and was not open to debate. But, she said, the Americans did want to hear from both sides on the matter. Rice added that once there was progress in the peace process, it would be incumbent on Israel to end its...

<p>PARIS (AP) -- National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice writes in an commentary for a French newspaper to be published Sunday that what unites the coalition fighting Iraq is nothing less than "the most serious threat of our time."</p> <p>In the weekly Journal du Dimanche, Rice also details some contributions from countries that Washington includes on its list of coalition members -- from a Danish submarine to special units from Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia.</p>

Seeing blacks in lead boosts confidence March 27, 2003 BY MARY MITCHELL SUN-TIMES COLUMNIST While getting dressed for work, I noticed that the man on TV standing at the podium taking tough questions from cranky journalists was a black man. I almost poked myself in the eye with a makeup brush. This is huge. As huge as Secretary of State Colin Powell taking questions from members of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on the State Department budget on Wednesday. As huge as National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice's role was in shaping America's policy toward Saddam Hussein. Army Brig. Gen. Vincent Brooks,...

<p>WASHINGTON--The coalition that is currently engaged in the hard, dangerous work to disarm Iraq is strong, broad and diverse.</p> <p>Nearly 50 nations are committed to ridding Saddam Hussein's regime of all its deadly, destructive and illegal weapons. To put this in perspective, the combined population of coalition countries is approximately 1.23 billion people, with a combined gross domestic product of approximately $22 trillion. These countries are from every continent on the globe, representing every major race, religion, and ethnicity in the world.</p>

The Operation Iraqi Freedom CoalitionBy Condoleezza RiceWall Street Journal | March 26, 2003 The coalition that is currently engaged in the hard, dangerous work to disarm Iraq is strong, broad and diverse.Nearly 50 nations are committed to ridding Saddam Hussein's regime of all its deadly, destructive and illegal weapons. To put this in perspective, the combined population of coalition countries is approximately 1.23 billion people, with a combined gross domestic product of approximately $22 trillion. These countries are from every continent on the globe, representing every major race, religion, and ethnicity in the world.Diverse as this coalition is, each member...

US President George W. Bush's National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice briefs reporters at the White House(AFP/File/Luke Frazz), Tue Mar 25, 5:50 PM ET

Noah thought he had it bad. For 41 days and 41 nights, the Republican Party rained down racial obscenity upon Black America, beginning with Trent Lott's December 5 birthday greeting to Strom Thurmond and climaxing on Martin Luther King's birthday, January 15, when George Bush declared the University of Michigan law school's affirmative action program unconstitutional. Bush capped off the holiday weekend with a visit to a Black church, where he tempted the congregation with faith-based favors. The Queen of the show, Condoleezza Rice, blew kisses to the crowd - an image that should be etched in memory, raising as...

No decision on aid yet, Rice tells Netanyahu Israel’s minister of finance told the US national security advisor: Don’t forget we support you over Iraq. Zeev Klein 10 Mar 03 09:54Minister of Finance Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by telephone with US National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice last night about the loan guarantees Israel is requesting from the US. Rice called Netanyahu and told him that the US administration had taken no decision as yet on the aid package Israel is requesting. Netanyahu told Rice that “Israel’s economic situation is extremely difficult.” He pointed out that Israel was supporting the US over...

Condi Rice on Larry King Live! Live Thread! Be there, or be Reticulan. Be Seeing You, Chris

Hey guys! I just wanted to tell you that King is going to have Condi on for the entire hour to review Powell's briefing. Everybody break out the popcorn! Be Seeing You, Chris

Why We Know Iraq Is Lying By CONDOLEEZZA RICE Eleven weeks after the United Nations Security Council unanimously passed a resolution demanding — yet again — that Iraq disclose and disarm all its nuclear, chemical and biological weapons programs, it is appropriate to ask, "Has Saddam Hussein finally decided to voluntarily disarm?" Unfortunately, the answer is a clear and resounding no. There is no mystery to voluntary disarmament. Countries that decide to disarm lead inspectors to weapons and production sites, answer questions before they are asked, state publicly and often the intention to disarm and urge their citizens to cooperate....

Hillary Rodham Clinton, Laura Bush and J. Lo have something in common: Americans like them. A Gallup poll found the nation divided in the contest for "most admired" woman. Among men, President Bush remained the clear favorite for the second year in a row. Clinton, the former first lady who now represents New York in the Senate, and her successor in the White House, Laura Bush, topped Gallup's list of women along with talk show host Oprah Winfrey. Clinton was favored by 7 percent of those surveyed; Bush and Winfrey had 6 percent each. Among men, the president had a...