Condoleezza Rice

Hitting Iran Where It Hurts

By Thomas Omestad - Nation & World - October 25, 2007

Tough new U.S. economic sanctions raise tensions with Iran--and talk of war. more >>

More Oversight of Security Contractors

By Kevin Whitelaw - News Desk - October 23, 2007

The State Department is tightening its oversight of private security contractors operating in Iraq after an official panel found significant shortcomings in the department's operations of the security program. The panel, led by Patrick Kennedy, a senior State Department official, made 19 recommendations to improve the operations and monitoring of security convoys in the wake of the deadly incident last month in which guards working for Blackwater USA under a State Department contract were involved in a deadly shooting in downtown Baghdad, killing 17 Iraqi civilians. more >>

'I'm One Humble Sister,' Says Donna Brazile

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - October 5, 2007

They say politics makes strange bedfellows. Well, try a dire sickness. That's what Democratic strategist, CNN analyst, and Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign boss Donna Brazile found during a series of medical emergencies that sidelined her. more >>

Out Loud: September 23, 2007

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - September 23, 2007

Andrew Meyer, a grandstanding University of Florida student, allegedly resisting arrest after police tried to stop him while he was asking Sen. John Kerry several questions. more >>

A Major Push for More U.N. Sanctions on Iran

By Thomas Omestad - Nation & World - September 21, 2007

But frustrated by Russia and China, the White House may need a different approach. more >>

Condi's Ready to Play—Golf, That Is

Washington Whispers - July 8, 2007

Condoleezza Rice, the popular secretary of state oft-touted as White House timber, has taken up the sport of presidents-golf. "She's got the bug," says a close aide. more >>

Secretary's Serenade

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - June 17, 2007

A long-planned get-together between Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and House Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel finally came off last week, with the two huddling in Rice's private little office in Foggy Bottom. We hear Rice schmoozed the New Yorker, talking up his big issues of trade, education, diversity at State, and the differences between South Korea today and when he was in the Army during the Korean War. more >>

An American Idol Fan for Prez

By Paul Bedard - Washington Whispers - June 7, 2007

First Fred, now Condi? That's the hope of the movement to draft Secretary of State Condi Rice into the 2008 GOP presidential campaign. Organizers of thinkcondi. more >>

Hooked on Idol and Star Gwen Stefani

Washington Whispers - May 27, 2007

Turns out that Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is just like a lot of us. She's a sucker for product placement. more >>

The Secret Behind Putting Bush in White Tie

Washington Whispers - May 7, 2007

First lady Laura Bush and her team of cooks and social aides tell reporters that before the state dinner for Queen Elizabeth II, she had to double-team President Bush to persuade him to hold a super-formal white-tie dinner. Mrs. more >>

Thankfully 'Idol' Is Over by Bedtime

Washington Whispers - April 1, 2007

President Bush isn't the only one who's early to bed, early to rise. Add Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who hits the hay at 9:30 p. more >>

Maybe Someone Should Ask Condi?

Washington Whispers - March 18, 2007

The number of groups pushing to draft Condoleezza Rice for president has reached about 20 so far, and now one—ThinkCondi.net—is trying to get everybody on the same page. more >>

Serious Thinking About the Middle East

Michael Barone - January 30, 2007

Are things moving in the right direction in the Middle East? Most Americans, I think, would say no. But perhaps they should ponder a trio of interesting columns. more >>

Out Loud

Washington Whispers - January 14, 2007

"He was pro-choice; he's anti-choice; he's multiple choice." . more >>