Ranch ConferencePresident Bush met the press yesterday in an effort to address criticisms of the war in Iraq. With his top security advisors standing behind him, he discussed recent developments in Iraq as well as the latest development in the Iranian nuclear crisis. The White House transcript of the press conference can be found
here.
Rice RulesHow is Condoleezza Rice doing as the new Secretary of State? Here is an update from the Salt Lake Tribune (
Rice puts fingerprints on US foreign policy) to help answer that question. The report contrasts her advocacy and travel pace with that of her predecessor and suggests that she has the potential to become a great secretary of state. For another perspective head over to Slate's commentary on "
What the secretary of state has done right, and wrong, in her first six months."
