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President Bush, right, meets with Abdul Aziz al Hakim, an Iraqi Shiite leader, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC December 4, 2006. [© AP Images]
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President Bush Meets with His Eminence Abdul Aziz AL Hakim, Leader of the Supreme Council for the Islamic Revolution in Iraq
President Bush (Dec. 4): "I told His Eminence that I was proud of the courage of the Iraqi people. I told him that we're not satisfied with the pace of progress in Iraq, and that we want to continue to work with the sovereign government of Iraq to accomplish our mutual objectives, which is a free country that can govern itself, sustain itself, and defend itself; a free country which will serve as an ally in the war against the extremists and radicals and terrorists."
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Department Spokesman Sean McCormack [State Department Photo]U.S. Department of StateDaily Press Briefing -- Iran: UN Security Council Needs To Pass Resolution With Sanctions
DeputySpokesman Tom Casey (Dec. 4): "It is time to get a resolution that really shows the Security Council is going to follow up on what it said it was going to do and that is pass a resolution ...that has sanctions in it when Iran said that it was not going to comply in previous demands and to comply with Security Council resolutions, so it's about time to act."
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The 2006 Kennedy Center honorees pose for a group photo with Secretary Rice at the State Department in Washington, DC December 2, 2006. From left to right are: Steven Spielberg, Zubin Mehta, Dolly Parton, Smokey Robinson, and Andrew Lloyd Webber, and Secretary Rice. [© AP Images]U.S. Department of StateSecretary Rice Hosts 29th Annual Kennedy Center Honors Dinner
Secretary Rice (Dec. 2): "America's artistic life reflects the diversity of the American experience and it reflects our debt to almost every culture and nationality on earth. It is, therefore, totally fitting that our honorees span that great diversity of American culture and of our debt to other nations."
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World AIDS DayU.S. Department of StateWorld AIDS Day: "Voices of Hope" Video
"Voices of Hope" features community leaders and recipients of services from seven PEPFAR countries: Guyana, Kenya, Mozambique, South Africa, Uganda, Vietnam, and Zambia. These people talk in their own words about how PEPFAR's diverse prevention, treatment and care strategy is making a difference in their lives.
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The U.S. Ambassador to South Africa discussed the U.S. commitment to supporting South Africa's response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic.

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