CONDOLEEZZA RICE NOMINATION HEARING FOR SECRETARY OF STATE
Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, D-CT, speaks with Sen. Barack Obama, D-IL, prior to the Condoleezza Rice nomination hearing before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on January 18, 2005 in Washington. Rice is expected to get the needed votes to officially make her Secretary of State. She formerly served as President George W. Bush's National Security Advisor...(UPI Photo/Michael Kleinfeld)
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