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Condoleezza Rice At the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Con
2008-06-04 03:45:00 Condoleezza Rice At the American-Israel Public Affairs Committee Policy Conference FULL STREAMING VIDEO Walter E. Washington Convention Center Washington, DC. (10:50 a.m. EDT) PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLESECRETARY RICE: Thank you. Thank you very much. Thank you. I want to thank Howard, first of all, for that kind introduction. And thanks to all of you and your fellow members of the Board for inviting me here today. I?d also like to thank David Victor and Howard Kohr for their leadership of this fantastic organization. It is always my pleasure to be among friends here at AIPAC to have a chance to thank you, all of the members of the organization, for strengthening one of the most vital relationships that our nation has: our alliance with the state of Israel. (Applause.)I was honored to address AIPAC in 2005. It was my first year as Secretary of State. And I am honored to join all of you in what is now my last year as Secretary. And I want to thank you for all recognizing that that wasn?t ...
Nota bene
2008-06-02 12:31:00 Got hot links if you want ‘em. In a New York Times article on Memorial Day, “The Wars We Choose to Ignore,” David Carr writes: “Even as we celebrate generations of American soldiers past, the women and men who are making that sacrifice today in Iraq and Afghanistan receive less attention every day. . . . Given public indifference to a war that refuses to end, perhaps a third statue should be added: America at peace with being at war.” Yes, we’ve grown accustomed to the face of war. In a Telegraph article, “John Bolton escapes citizen’s arrest at Hay Festival,” Steven Adams reports on world-class environmental columnist George Monbiot’s attempt to arrest Bolton in England: “‘This was a serious attempt to bring one of the perpetrators of the Iraq war to justice, for. . . an international crime,’ he said. During Mr Bolton’s talk. . . Mr Monbiot had asked Mr Bolton what difference there was between him a...
Condoleezza Rice enlists in Kiss Army fan club
2008-06-02 09:49:00 The Kiss Army fan club has an enthusiastic new recruit: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Rice was in the Swedish capital Thursday for an international conference on Iraq. Kiss had a sold-out concert to play Friday. “I was thrilled,” Rice said of her late-night encounter with Kiss frontman Gene Simmons and bandmates Paul Stanley, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer in the executive lounge of the Sheraton Hotel where they signed autographs and handed out backstage passes and T-shirts to her staff.
By: Attuworld
Condoleezza Rice enlists in Kiss Army fan club
2008-05-30 21:18:00 The Kiss Army fan club has an enthusiastic new recruit: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Rice was in the Swedish capital Thursday for an international conference on Iraq. Kiss had a sold-out concert to play Friday."I was thrilled," Rice said of her late-night encounter with Kiss frontman Gene Simmons and bandmates Paul Stanley, Eric Singer and Tommy Thayer in the executive lounge of the Sheraton Hotel where they signed autographs and handed out backstage passes and T-shirts to her staff...More?source: music.msn.com
By: KLQ Blog
Policy Talks@Google: Condoleezza Rice & David Miliband VIDEO
2008-05-24 02:51:00 Remarks With Foreign Secretary of the United Kingdom, David MilibandSecretary Condoleezza Rice Remarks following a Question-and-Answer Session at Google Headquarters Mountain View, California May 22, 2008SECRETARY RICE: I?d very much like to welcome David Miliband to this wonderful slice of the world, to Northern California, and to the Silicon Valley. We?ve had, so far, a really excellent day. We?ve been looking at places where they?re looking at ways to make energy efficiency possible. We have been here at Google, which is an extraordinary place, and both the people that we met when we were at Bloom Energy and the people that we?ve met here, I think get right to the core of why this is such an extraordinary place. It attracts the best and ? best minds and the most innovative minds from all over the world, not just from all over the country. And they work here together in harmony and in beautiful circumstances and surroundings and it?s been a real joy to be here. So, David, welcome ...
Declaraciones de Condoleezza Rice sobre Palestina
2008-05-02 05:32:00 Declaraciones de Condoleezza Rice sobre Palestina:”Países árabes no ayudan suficientemente a los palestinos“…Emmmhhh-h….Estados Unidos el aliado estratégico de Israel tampoco.
By: La Página
??but nobody told me not to go?
2008-04-22 15:00:00 Mealy-mouthed ex-president Jimmy Carter claims that no one in the U.S. government told him not to travel to the Middle East. However, he did acknowledge that Assistant Secretary of State, David Welch, told him the trip was not advisable. That sounds to me like the U.S. government urging him not to go, doncha ...
By: shyspeak.net
Nota bene!
2008-04-14 15:06:00 Nota Bene attempts to provide an overview of the week’s news. Meanwhile, in its appendix, we cull trenchant comments to articles and posts, as well as those heard in person or emailed. This week Nota Bene appears in two installments: Political and foreign policy today; the economy, lifestyle, and the appendix on Wednesday. Candidate for most surprising person to come to the defense of Obama for his “Small town comments” (also known as Bitter-gate)? How about correspondent David Brody of Pat Robertson’s network, CBN News? “Look, could Obama have said the whole thing better?” he asked. Of course, “but to me this seems like a case of piling on. We talk a lot in Christian circles about giving people ‘grace’ but in politics those same rules don’t apply.” That was the bad and the ugly for Obama. Here’s the good. At the Petraeus-Crocker hearings, writes Joe Klein in his Time magazine piece, “Petraeus Meets His Ma...
Condoleezza Rice Embraces Anti-Israel Terrorists -- Her Friends in Kossovo
2008-04-14 14:52:00 We have long known that Condoleezza Rice [riso amaro] is partial to Arab terrorists who believe that they have the right to murder Jews. We don't know whether Condi goes so far as to share that attitude. But she has spoken in a favorable way in the past about both Fatah & Hamas. Meanwhile, we also know that Condi and the State Department, even before she became secretary of state, favored the ethnic Albanian terrorists in Kossovo. Support for the breakup of Yugoslavia and for the several ethnic groups there hostile to Serbs appeared as early as the first Bush administration, in the days of Daddy Bush. Recently, George Junior's State Dept, led by Condi, has been promoting Kossovo independence, although it has been known that scores of thousands of ethnic Serbs were "ethnically cleansed" from there since the 1999 war, not to mention Serbs driven out of Kossovo starting in the 1970s when the area was under ethnic Albanian government within the Yugoslav framework.Now it turns out ...
By: Emet m\'Tsiyon
Condoleezza Rice International Affairs Budget Request PODCAST VIDEO
2008-04-10 02:27:00 Secretary Condoleezza Rice Statement Before the Senate Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs April 9, 2008 PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLESECRETARY RICE: Thank you very much, Senator, Senators, members of the Committee. I do have a full statement, Mr. Chairman, and I would ask that it be put in the record, but I will not read it so that we have plenty of time for discussion.Let me thank --CHAIRMAN LEAHY: Before you begin --SECRETARY RICE: Yes.CHAIRMAN LEAHY: I want to just say this only once. We have people here who have a right to hear what you?re going to say. You have a right to say it, whether we agree or disagree. And every senator has a right to say what they want and ask questions. If anybody is going to block the view or hinder people who are here watching this, officers, they will be removed. And whether they are agreeing with me or disagreeing with me is not the point. Or whether they?re agreeing or disagreeing wi...
Thandie Newton To Play Condoleezza Rice
2008-04-09 23:05:00 Post from: Black | Celebrity Gossip | Celebrity News | Celebrity Photo | Black Entertainment News | MWZA.com Thandie Newton To Play Condoleezza Rice Thandie Newton To Play Condoleezza In Stone’s Bush Flick Thandie Newton was pictured at the Run Fat Boy Run premiere at Arclight Cinemas in L.A. few days ago.Newton will play Secretary of State Condoleezza ...
Buy Or Sell: Condoleezza Rice As Veep
2008-04-09 19:18:00 The ArgumentSecretary of State Condoleezza Rice will be John McCain's running mate on the Republican ticket in November. Though the subject of mild speculation for weeks, the story's intensity was ramped up this weekend when former Bush Administration official Dan Senor stoked the flames on ABC's This Week saying, "Condi Rice has been actively, actually in recent weeks, campaigning for this."Buy: An Intriguing PickRice is certainly an intriguing pick. She has a strong group of support, including conservative activist Grover Norquist, inside the Beltway--the same people who floated the idea that she would run for president a year ago--who will continue to push her to McCain's camp. With the Democrats poised to nominate a historic candidate in either Hillary Clinton or Barack Obama, Rice would provide Republicans with something of a counterbalance in that regard. Some Republicans, no doubt, would hope Rice could help them cut into two key Democratic voting groups--women and bl...
By: Political Realm
Declaraciones de Condoleezza Rice sobre Iran
2008-04-09 01:20:00 “Irán arriesga más sanciones por plan nuclear” dijo la Secretario de Estado estadounidense, Condoleezza Rice. Irónico si se considera que el plan nuclear yankee sigue en pie desde hace décadas y que no tienen ninguna intensión de formar un acuerdo de armisticio al respecto.
By: La Página
More 'W' News: Condoleezza Rice and Tony Blair Cast
2008-04-08 00:00:00 Oliver Stone has cast Thandie Newton as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and "Mr. Fantastic" Ioan Gruffudd as former British PM Tony Blair for his Bush biopic W, according to The Hollywood Reporter. These two are the first two roles cast that aren't part of the Bush family. The cast is
By: JustPressPlay
Condoleezza Rice wants to be Vice President - JUST SAY NO
2008-04-07 22:20:00 In the past, when Condi Rice was asked about the possibility of her seeking the presidency or vice presidency of the United States, she always said no way, she had no desire to run for political office. Well, it seems she has changed her mind. ABCNews? Mary Bruce Reports: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is ...
By: Webloggin
Condoleezza Rice Is Pursuing the VP Spot
2008-04-07 15:42:00 Condi ya betta reconsider wanting to be on McCain’s prez ticket ABCNews’ Mary Bruce Reports: Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is actively courting the vice presidential nomination, Republican strategist Dan Senor said.“Condi Rice has been actively, actually in recent weeks, campaigning for this,†Senor said this morning on “This Week with George Stephanopoulos.â€According to Senor, Rice ...
Condi Rice And The Vice Presidency?
2008-04-07 02:48:00 In a word: no. Making the rounds today is another article that discusses Condi Rice and the vice presidency. Today’s buzz is generated by the same information in a report from late March. It’s honestly a nonstory for two reasons: 1) the entire notion that Condi is actively seeking the VP is based on very little ...SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Condi Rice And The Vice Presidency…", url: "http://2008central.net/2008/04-/06/condi-rice-and-the-vice-pre-sidency/" });
By: 2008 Central
Strong Women: Strong Fathers ? Lara Croft, Jessie Fremont, Condoleezza Rice
2008-03-31 14:02:00 Happy Birthday Jessie Ann Benton FremontJessie was born on May 31, 1824 in near Lexington, Virginia. She was the daughter of a famous and powerful U.S. Senator who not only doted on his daughter but included her in meetings with Washington officials and trained her to assist him in his work. Jessie's attention from her father falls under the Zeus-Athena category where the father is the one who helps his weaker-sex daughter gain power and prestige in society. It is because of the father's influence and power that the young woman is tolerated by society instead of ostracized, ignored or even in some cases burned at the stake as a witch.Many movies and storylines today still feature women who owe their strength to their father. This archetypal thread is seen in Angelina Jolie's character, Lara Croft in the Tomb Raider movies. In these storylines, the mother is either dead or negligible because of a weakness in character. It is amazing how many times a strong female character is attr...
Freedom Calendar 03/29/08 - 04/05/08
2008-03-31 00:47:00 March 29, 1885, Birth of U.S. Rep. Frances Payne Bolton (R-OH), first woman to serve as U.S. Delegate to United Nations General Assembly.March 30, 1868, Republicans begin impeachment trial of Democrat President Andrew Johnson, who declared: 'This is a country for white men, and by God, as long as I am President, it shall be a government of white men'.March 31, 1806, Birth of U.S. Senator John Hale (R-NH), early leader of Republicans? anti-slavery movement in Congress.April 1, 1846, Born into slavery on this day, Jeremiah Haralson (R-AL) served in state legislature before being elected to U.S. House in 1874.April 2, 1855, Republican John Langston becomes nation?s first African-American elected official, in Brownhelm, OH; later served as U.S. Rep. (R-VA) and as diplomat in Republican administrations.April 3, 1944, U.S. Supreme Court strikes down Texas Democratic Party?s ?whites only? primary election system.April 4, 1887, Republican Susanna Salter of Argonia, KS is first woman elect...
Condoleezza Rice: Never met a milestone she wasn?t willing to render meanin
2008-03-27 13:12:00 At The Washington Note yesterday, the estimable Steve Clemons wrote “Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is speaking this morning to Grover Norquist’s weekly powerhouse gathering at Americans for Tax Reform of conservative associations, think tanks, and political operations.” What’s not business as usual about this? It seems a major Republican operative told Clemons that it was an attempt to “secure her future in Republican politics and to position herself as a ‘potential’ VP candidate on the McCain ticket.” Imagine if McCain chose her, they won, he became ill or died, and she was ushered into the White House. Congoleum Condie would not only trump Hillary as the first woman president but Obama as the first black president. Just like when she was named national security advisor and secretary of state, her breakthrough would have absolutely no residual benefits for either her sex or her race.
Freedom Calendar 03/22/08 - 03/29/08
2008-03-23 00:33:00 March 22, 1871, Spartansburg Republican newspaper denounces Ku Klux Klan campaign to eradicate the Republican Party in South Carolina.March 23, 1823, Birth of Schuyler Colfax (R-IN), who as Speaker of the House broke precedent to vote for Republicans? constitutional amendment banning slavery; later served as Vice President.March 24, 1902, Birth of Thomas Dewey (R-NY), who as Governor introduced nation?s first statewide civil rights law; Republican presidential candidate in 1944 and 1948.March 25, 1864, Death of U.S. Rep. Owen Lovejoy (R-IL), abolitionist and co-founder of Republican Party in Illinois.March 26, 1910, President Taft appoints Republican William Lewis as first African-American U.S. Asst. Attorney General.Easter Sunday, March 27, 1856, First meeting of Republican National Committee in Washington, DC to oppose Democrats? pro-slavery policies.March 28, 1870, Republican Jonathan Wright of South Carolina becomes first African-American state Supreme Court Justice.March 29, 18...
Condoleezza Rice and the Passport Privacy Breach
2008-03-22 00:50:00 Good Friday penance took on a new meaning for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, as she found herself calling presidential candidates Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.) to apologize for the huge egg laid by State Department employees who viewed the passport files of all three Presidential candidates, in separate incidents dating back to last summer.
By: pajamadeen
U.S. Encourages Dialogue on Tibet VIDEO
2008-03-21 02:01:00 U.S. Encourages Dialogue on Tibet. FULL STREAMING VIDEO - Remarks With Secretary Rice and Thai Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama Before Their Meeting Secretary Condoleezza Rice. Washington, DC. March 20, 2008, PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLEQUESTION: Secretary Rice, is China using excessive force against the protestors in Tibet?SECRETARY RICE: We?re certainly concerned about the situation in Tibet. I spoke last evening with my counterpart, Foreign Minister Yang, urged restraint. And most importantly, we have urged for many years that China engage in a dialogue with the Dalai Lama, who represents an authoritative figure who stands against violence and who also stands for the cultural autonomy of the Tibetan people, but has made very clear that he does not stand for independence. And I believe that this would be a basis on which China could reach out to an authoritative figure for peace. And so we are encouraging that, and I hope that China will exercise restraint. But it is also important th...
Condoleezza Rice apoya el turismo étnico en Brasil
2008-03-16 14:31:00 La Secretaria de Estado Norteamericano se reunió la semana pasada con el Gobernador del Estado de San Salvador de BahÃa, Jaques Wagner, para encontrar un estÃmulo al turismo étnico. Desde el año pasado las autoridades del sector están trabajando en un plan para atraer turistas norteamericanos, afrodescendientes, a la ciudad. El proyecto también incluye a la zona de las grutas, que son las áreas con más concentración de población negra. En la charla, que se desarrolló en una cena ofrecida por el Gobernador, se habló de la importancia de aumentar el número de vuelos directos a las capitales brasileñas, especialmente a Salvador. De otro lado, se están pensando en polÃticas para atraer inversiones norteamericanas en los sectores agrÃcolas e industriales.Actualmente, apenas el 5% de los turistas que visitan BahÃa por año provienen de Estados Unidos, a pesar de que este paÃs es el primer socio comercial del Estado. En su primera visita a la capital bahiana, Rice di...
Freedom Calendar 03/15/08 - 03/22/08
2008-03-16 01:42:00 March 15, 1842, Birth of African-American Republican Robert De Large, elected to U.S. House from South Carolina in 1870.March 16, 1868, Death of U.S. Senator David Wilmot (R-PA), anti-slavery champion and author of first Republican Party platform.March 17, 1825, Birth of Benjamin Turner (R-AL), emancipated slave elected to House from Alabama in 1870; delegate to 1880 Republican National Convention.March 18, 1877, Republican President Rutherford B. Hayes appoints African-American Republican and civil rights leader Frederick Douglass as D.C. Marshal.March 19, 2003, Republican U.S. Representatives of Hispanic and Portuguese descent form Congressional Hispanic Conference.March 20, 1854, Opponents of Democrats? pro-slavery policies meet in Ripon, Wisconsin to establish the Republican Party.March 21, 1965, Republican federal judge Frank Johnson authorizes Martin Luther King?s protest march from Selma to Montgomery, overruling Democrat Governor George Wallace.March 22, 1871, Spartansburg R...
Condoleezza Rice International Affairs Budget VIDEO PODCAST
2008-03-14 00:05:00 President's 2009 International Affairs Budget - FULL STREAMING VIDEO Secretary Condoleezza Rice Before the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State, Foreign Operations, and Related Programs PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLE Washington, DC March 12, 2008 (10:10 a.m. EDT)SECRETARY RICE: Thank you very much. And I would like to thank you, Madame Chairwoman, and I'd like to thank the Committee. This indeed is my last appearance before you as Secretary of State to discuss the President's 2009 budget request and also to discuss in any way that you would like the foreign policy challenges that we face to which that budget request is applicable.I want you to know that I really do appreciate the spirit with which this committee has worked with me. We have achieved a lot. We have not always agreed, but I believe that the work that we?ve done together has served the country well. And it has indeed been a quite momentous time. You have made it possible for the State Department to engage in transform...
Condoleezza Rice International Women of Courage Award Video Podcast
2008-03-10 23:33:00 Secretary Condoleezza Rice International Women's Day Benjamin Franklin Room, Washington, DC March 10, 2008 11:50 a.m. EDT) PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLEUNDER SECRETARY DOBRIANSKY: Good morning to all of you. Thank you so much for coming here today to the Second Annual Secretary of State?s Award for International Women of Courage. We are here to honor women who display extraordinary courage in their efforts to improve lives and protect human rights. And I would like to extend our appreciation to Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice for her sponsorship of these awards. Secretary Rice has fought tirelessly to transform our diplomacy to promote democracy and protect human rights throughout the world. She has often reminded us that promoting women and democracy is not about just women?s rights; it is about human rights and about enabling women to contribute to the political, social and economic development of their countries. Every day, women around the world make sacrifices to help their soci...
Freedom Calendar 03/08/08 - 03/15/08
2008-03-09 03:50:00 March 8, 1990, Republican Evan J. Kemp appointed by President George H. W. Bush as Chairman of U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission; first person with a disability to serve on the Commission.March 9, 1926, Republican Bertha K. Landes elected Mayor of Seattle; first woman to be mayor of a U.S. city.March 10, 1975, President Gerald Ford appoints Republican Carla Hills as first woman to be U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; later first woman to be U.S. Trade Representative, appointed by President George H. W. Bush.March 11, 1874, Death of Republican U.S. Senator Charles Sumner (R-MA), author of bill that would become Civil Rights Act of 1875; on his deathbed, said 'You must take care of the civil rights bill, my bill. Don?t let it fail'.March 12, 1956, Ninety-seven Democrats in Congress condemn Supreme Court?s decision in Brown v. Board of Education, and pledge to continue segregation.March 13, 1920, Death of African-American Republican Edward McCabe; as Kansas ...
Condoleezza Rice EU Women Leaders Working Group VIDEO PODCAST
2008-03-08 02:32:00 Secretary Condoleezza Rice Remarks After Women Leaders Working Group - FULL STREAMING VIDEO Secretary Rice. March 6, 2008 Secretary Rice and EU Commissioner Benita Ferrero-Waldner hold a joint press availability on Women's Issues in. Brussels, Belgium. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLECOMMISSIONER FERRERO-WALDNER: Thank you very much, ladies and gentlemen. Let me say that I?m very, very happy today because we had a very interesting conference, a conference of women stabilizing an insecure world. And Condoleezza Rice has joined us now, just coming from NATO, also made her statement. And I think the most important that I would like to say is you know that normally women are very often the most vulnerable, disproportionately affected parts of society, particularly affected by threats; old threats, I would say, that is, of course, poverty and that has come up in the conference, but also by wars, by crises, but there are also new threats. And the new threats are particularly climate change, there...
Freedom Calendar 03/01/08 - 03/08/08
2008-03-02 02:09:00 March 1, 1875, Civil Rights Act of 1875, guaranteeing access to public accommodations without regard to race, signed by Republican President U.S. Grant; passed with 92% Republican support over 100% Democrat oppositiont.March 2, 1953, Republican Clare Booth Luce, U.S. Ambassador to Italy, becomes first woman to serve as ambassador to a major power.March 3, 1865, Republican Congress establishes Freedmen?s Bureau to provide health care, education, and technical assistance to emancipated slaves.March 4, 1954, President Dwight Eisenhower appoints J. Ernest Wilkins to serve as first African-American U.S. Asst. Secretary of Labor.March 5, 1875, Blanche Bruce (R-MS) becomes first African-American to serve full term in U.S. Senate; in 1879 he was first African-American to preside over Senate.March 6, 1857, Republican Supreme Court Justice John McLean issues strenuous dissent from decision by 7 Democrats in infamous Dred Scott case that African-Americans had no rights ?which any white man was...
Condoleezza Rice On Kosovo And Serbia, It's Time To Move Forward
2008-02-24 00:18:00 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice held a press conference yesterday regarding international relations in North Korea, Iran, and Serbia, including responding to the protesting in Belgrade. After Kosovo's unilateral decision to break off from Serbia and form its own Declaration of Independence, violence in both regions has escalated, including an attack by a few hundred (of about 150,000 protestors) on the U.S. Embassy in Belgrade. President George W. Bush announced his support for Kosovo's independence this week, and Condi was on C-Span yesterday defending his decision.
Condoleezza Rice: I Have No Interest In Being Vice-President
2008-02-23 16:04:00 The Democratic nominee for president will be an African American or a woman. The prospect of history being made has brought millions of new voters to the Democratic party. Democrats are delighted... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Freedom Calendar 02/09/08 - 02/23/08
2008-02-17 01:24:00 February 16, 1812 Birth of Republican civil rights activist and U.S. Senator (R-MA) Henry Wilson, Vice President under Ulysses Grant.February 17, 1973, Republican Navy Secretary John Warner commissions frigate in honor of first African-American naval aviator, Jesse L. Brown, who died in combat during Korean War.February 18, 1946, Appointed by Republican President Calvin Coolidge, federal judge Paul McCormick ends segregation of Mexican-American children in California public schools.February 19, 1976, President Gerald Ford formally rescinds President Franklin Roosevelt?s notorious Executive Order authorizing internment of over 120,000 Japanese-Americans during WWII.February 20, 1895, Death of Republican activist Frederick Douglass ? escaped slave, author, abolition leader, civil rights champion.Presidents? Day, February 21, 1863, Republican Governor John Andrew establishes the 54th Massachusetts, the famous regiment of African-American U.S. troops in which two of Frederick Douglass? ...
Freedom Calendar 02/09/08 - 02/16/08
2008-02-10 05:25:00 February 9, 1864, Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady Stanton deliver over 100,000 signatures to U.S. Senate supporting Republicans? plans for constitutional amendment to ban slavery.February 10, 1995, Death of Judge Masaji Marumoto, Japanese-American Republican who served with distinction on Hawaii Supreme Court.February 11, 1856, Republican Montgomery Blair argues before U.S. Supreme Court on behalf of his client, the slave Dred Scott; later served in President Lincoln?s Cabinet.Abraham Lincoln?s Birthday, February 12, 1909, On 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln?s birth, African-American Republicans and women?s suffragists Ida Wells and Mary Terrell co-found the NAACP.February 13, 1862 Birth of Republican Benigno Hernandez, first Hispanic U.S. Representative from New Mexico (1915-17, 1919-21).February 14, 1928, Birth of Ben Garrido Blaz, Hispanic Republican and former Brigadier General; served as Delegate from Guam to U.S. Congress, 1985-93.February 15, 1932, Republican Presiden...
Freedom Calendar 02/02/08 - 02/09/08
2008-02-03 02:23:00 February 2, 1856, After leaving Democratic Party because of its pro-slavery policies, U.S. Rep. Nathaniel Banks (R-MA) becomes first Republican Speaker of the U.S. House of Representatives.February 3, 1870, After passing House with 98% Republican support and 97% Democrat opposition, Republicans? 15th Amendment is ratified, granting vote to all Americans regardless of race.February 4, 1959, President Eisenhower informs Republican leaders of his plan to introduce 1960 Civil Rights Act, despite staunch opposition from many Democrats.February 5, 1866, U.S. Rep. Thaddeus Stevens (R-PA) introduces legislation, successfully opposed by Democrat President Andrew Johnson, to implement ?40 acres and a mule? relief by distributing land to former slaves.February 6, 1981 President Ronald Reagan designates 1981 as the International Year of Disabled Persons.February 7, 1983, Republican Elizabeth Dole appointed by President Ronald Reagan as first woman to be U.S. Secretary of Transportation; she wou...
Freedom Calendar 01/26/08 - 02/02/08
2008-01-27 00:37:00 January 26, 1922, House passes bill authored by U.S. Rep. Leonidas Dyer (R-MO) making lynching a federal crime; Senate Democrats block it with filibuster.January 27, 1964, U.S. Senator Margaret Chase Smith (R-ME), first woman to be considered for nomination by a major party, announces candidacy for President; she finishes 2nd at Republican National Convention.January 28, 1818, Birth of anti-slavery activist George Boutwell, a founder of Massachusetts Republican Party; later served in Congress and as U.S. Treasury Secretary.January 29, 1981, Jeane Kirkpatrick appointed by President Ronald Reagan as first woman to be U.S. Ambassador to United Nations.January 30, 2001, Republican Gale Norton, appointed by President George W. Bush, becomes first woman to serve as U.S. Secretary of the Interior.January 31, 1865, 13th Amendment banning slavery passed by U.S. House with unanimous Republican support, intense Democrat opposition,February 1, 1865, Chief Justice Salmon Chase swears in Republic...
Condoleezza Rice, World Economic Forum VIDEO
2008-01-25 22:28:00 Keynote Address at the Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum, Secretary Condoleezza Rice Secretary Condoleezza Rice, World Economic Forum, FULL STREAMING VIDEO, Davos, Switzerland, January 23, 2008 PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLESECRETARY RICE: Thank you very much. Thank you, Klaus, for that terrific introduction. I?m tempted to ask if you are the conductor ? (laughter) ? and to say that it is a very good thing if no one misses any notes, the piano or the orchestra.I want to applaud you for everything that you?ve done to put this World Economic Forum together and to make it a place where people come to share ideas, and ideas that can indeed lead to a better world. It is a wonderful gathering of civil society, of business, of great leaders from around the world. And also, I note that you?ve also gone out of your way to include young people, and I thank you very much for your effort. (Applause.)Let me thank also President Couchepin for the work that the government and people of Switzerla...
Musharraf must support and promote democracy: Condoleezza Rice
2008-01-23 11:16:00 US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has said that the Bush Administration would fight against the efforts to stop American aid to Pakistan, but also warned President Pervez Musharraf that he must support and promote democracy in his country. “But I think the assistance is aimed at very important goals and that isn't going to change,” said Rice, adding that those goals include training and equipping Pakistan's security forces to fight insurgents. Praising Musharraf as a "good ally in the war on terrorism", Rice brushed aside his criticism. “No one has ever said that democracy is something that is born in a minute,” she said. “It does take time, but you have to get started and you have to start putting in place the institutions that will secure democratic values and that will allow people to exercise their rights to freedom,” The News quoted Rice, as saying. “The situation in Pakistan is very compli...
By: B4U India
Freedom Calendar 01/19/08 - 01/26/08
2008-01-19 22:57:00 January 19, 1818, Birth of anti-slavery activist Alvan Bovay, who organized first meeting of Republican Party in 1854, to oppose Democrats? pro-slavery policies.January 20, 2001, Mississippi Republican Rod Paige is confirmed as first African-American U.S. Secretary of Education; calls for school choice to allow poor and minority children to ?throw off their chains?.January 21, 1813, Birth in Georgia of John C. Fremont ? abolitionist, western explorer, U.S. Senator from California, U.S. Army general, Arizona Governor, and first Republican presidential candidate.January 22, 2001, Republican Condoleezza Rice becomes first woman and second African-American to serve as U.S. National Security Advisor.January 23. 1993, Death of Judge John Robert Brown, leader in fight for Southern desegregation; appointed by President Eisenhower to U.S. Court of Appeals.January 24, 2001, Republican Mel Martínez, appointed by President George W. Bush as U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, becom...
Freedom Calendar 01/12/08 - 01/19/08
2008-01-13 01:35:00 January 12, 1956, Jewish Republican Simon Sobeloff, who as U.S. Solicitor General argued President Eisenhower?s position against segregation in Brown v. Board of Education, appointed to U.S. Court of Appeals 13January 13, 2003, Jennette Bradley (R-OH) becomes first African-American woman to be Lt. Governor of a state.January 14, 1975, Republican William T. Coleman nominated as first African-American to be U.S. Secretary of Transportation.January 15, 1901, Republican Booker T. Washington protests Alabama Democratic Party?s refusal to permit voting by African-Americans.January 16, 1954, Consuelo Bailey (R-VT) announces her ultimately successful candidacy to become nation?s first woman elected Lt. Governor of a state.January 17, 1874, Armed Democrats seize Texas state government, ending Republican efforts to racially integrate government.January 18, 1815, Birth of Republican Gov. Richard Yates (R-IL), who prevented Democrat-controlled legislature from withdrawing state troops from the ...
Freedom Calendar 01/05/08 - 01/12/08
2008-01-06 02:32:00 January 5, 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt nominates African-American physician William D. Crum as Collector of Customs, over racist objections from Senate Democrats.January 6, 1874, African-American U.S. Rep. Robert B. Elliott (R-SC) delivers eloquent hour-long speech supporting Republicans? civil rights bill.January 7, 1922, Death of Republican Jonah Kalanianaole, native Hawaiian who served as Delegate in U.S. Congress for 19 years.January 8, 1867, Republicans override Democrat President Andrew Johnson?s veto of law granting voting rights to African-Americans in D.C.January 9, 1890, Death of abolitionist and U.S. Rep. William Kelley (R-PA), outspoken advocate of equality for African-Americans.January 10, 1878, U.S. Senator Aaron Sargent (R-CA) introduces Susan B. Anthony amendment for women?s suffrage; Democrat-controlled Senate defeated it 4 times before election of Republican House and Senate guaranteed its approval in 1919.January 11, 2001, Republican Elaine Chao, first Asia...
Condoleezza Rice To Voyage East
2008-01-02 21:50:00 Share on StumbleUpon: The State Department releases details of Rice's upcoming diplomatic journey.Watch the Video Report Here at RATPage Entertainment:
Freedom Calendar 12/29/07 - 01/05/08
2007-12-30 01:06:00 December 29, 1930, Death of Walter Cohen, African-American Republican from New Orleans; served in McKinley, Theodore Roosevelt, and Coolidge administrations.December 30, 1842, Birth of Republican U.S. Rep. Josiah Walls, who in 1871 became Florida?s first African-American in Congress.December 31, 1898, Republican Theodore Roosevelt becomes Governor of New York; in 1900, he outlawed racial segregation in New York public schools.January 1, 1863, Emancipation Proclamation, implementing the Republicans? Confiscation Act of 1862, takes effect.January 2, 1895, Republicans Clara Cressingham, Carrie C. Holly, and Frances S. Klock of Colorado are sworn in as first women to serve in a state legislature in U.S. history.January 3, 1933, Republican Minnie Davenport Craig (R-ND) elected as first woman to be Speaker of the House in a state legislature.January 4, 1995, Speaker Newt Gingrich appoints Republican Cheryl Lau first Asian-American woman to serve as General Counsel of U.S. House; Republica...
A blow to U.S. war on terrorism
2007-12-29 07:07:00 Launch Video Dec. 28: The assassination of Benazir Bhutto is a major setback for U.S. policymakers such as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice who strongly supported her return to Pakistan. NBC's... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
By: My View of It
Condoleezza Rice [Flickr]
2007-12-29 04:03:00 energyPICS posted a photo: USA. U.S. Secretary of State Rice announces economic sanctions on Iran in Washington U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announces economic sanctions on Iran to pressure it to halt its nuclear program, at the State Department in Washington October 25, 2007.
By: ENERGY BLOG
Freedom Calendar 12/22/07 - 12/29/07
2007-12-23 01:15:00 December 22, 1870, African-American Republican Jefferson Long becomes U.S. Representative from Georgia.December 23, 1815, Civil rights activist and Republican diplomat Henry Garnet born into slavery in Maryland; first African-American to address U.S. Senate (1865).December 24, 1833, Birth of African-American Republican Joseph Corbin, Arkansas Superintendent of Education (1873-74)Christmas Day December 25, 1804, Birth of U.S. Rep. George Ashmun (R-MA), anti-slavery activist and Chairman of 1860 Republican National Convention which nominated Abraham Lincoln.December 26, 1939, Birth of former U.S. Rep. Lynn Martin (R-IL), who as Vice Chair of the Republican Conference was the first Republican woman in a congressional leadership position; later served as Secretary of Labor in the administration of President George H. W. Bush.December 27, 1910, Birth of African-American physician Aris Allen, Chairman of Maryland Republican Party and Secretary of 1980 Republican National Convention.Decemb...
Rice Calls Huckabee Criticism ?Ludicrous?
2007-12-21 19:07:00 Today Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice rejected Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee’s recent bizarre comments to Iowa voters that the Bush Administration’s foreign policy is characterized by a “bunker mentality.” “The idea that somehow this is a go-it-alone policy is just simply ludicrous,” she said at a State Department news conference. “One would only have to be ...
By: The Hot Joints
Secretary Condoleezza Rice Remarks With Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zeba
2007-12-19 01:09:00 Secretary Condoleezza Rice Remarks With Iraqi Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari FULL STREAMING VIDEO, Baghdad, Iraq, December 18, 2007. PODCAST OF THIS ARTICLE (15:48)FOREIGN MINISTER ZEBARI: Okay. First of all, let me welcome you all with the -- Secretary Rice again to Baghdad. We're very pleased to see you again here among us. And I'm delighted to see a great deal of progress thanks to your efforts and the efforts of the Multi-National Forces and the Iraqi security forces. That really has changed the situation on the ground. I think today was one of the rare moments where Secretary Rice had lunch in the Red Zone in Baghdad. I think it was an interesting experience.Anyway, but there has been a great deal of progress as you can see. This is thanks, you see, to the joint efforts by the Iraqi Government and the help and the support of the Multi-National forces. These gains are really very significant. We see them in the streets of Baghdad in many provinces. This needs to be pressed on...
Condoleezza Rice Gives us Half a Loaf on Russia
2007-12-16 03:53:00 Condoleezza Rice was a world class expert on the Soviet Union and I expect she is one of the top intellectuals in the Bush administration on the new Russian Federation. When you listen to her you have to remember to keep it all in context. Condi Rice is an old cold warrior like myself and many others. She, like me, once saw the Soviets as the ultimate bad guys in the world. Today the Soviet Union no longer exists and I think it is safe to say that even the ex Soviet apparatchiks like Putin realize the old way of doing things just will not work in todayÂ’s world. And even more important is that we know it and Putin knows that we know it. So Condi is still the same National Security advisor at heart in spite of her current job as Secretary of State. I am sure it comes as no surprise to most that being a good loyal team player is the ultimate qualification for any job in the Bush administration and Condi is a team player. And while I am far from a fan of the Bush administration I do ha...
Condoleezza Rice Is NOT Jamaican
2007-12-13 03:57:00 My "Did You Know They Were Jamaican" post earlier this week was incorrect. After receiving a comment and researching for almost 20 minutes I was finally able to verify that Condoleezza Rice is not... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
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