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President Bush (Dec. 12): "I spent time with the Vice President today talking about the conditions in Iraq and what the United States can do to help this Iraqi government succeed. He brought me up to date on the terrible violence that is taking place in some of the neighborhoods in Baghdad. He spoke eloquently about the suffering that innocent families have gone through. And my heart goes out to those, Mr. Vice President, who have suffered at the hands of extremists and killers."
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Secretary Rice (Dec. 12): "I want to thank in particular Australia for its steadfastness in the war on terror, for the work that it does side by side with our forces whether in Iraq or Afghanistan or in humanitarian circumstances as we worked together at the time of the tsunami. This is really a relationship that in both its defense and foreign policy aspects is both broad and deep."
| | ![Sean McCormack at podium in State Department briefing room [State Department photo]](/all/20061213002841im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/thumbs/thumb96_mccormack_962.jpg) | | Daily Press Briefing -- Iranian President Continues Despicable Rhetoric
Department Spokesman Sean McCormack (Dec. 12): "You know, you get to a point where it's hard to find the words to describe the statements that are emanating from the Iranian President, continuing in this commentary about his desire to wipe Israel off the face of the map and it's just -- again, it's hard to find the words, his despicable behavior." Full Text
| | ![Assistant Secretary Powell pictured with Minister of Higher Education Hany Hilal, Ambassador William Rugh, and exchange student Amira Hassanein of AUC. [State Department photo]](/all/20061213002841im_/http://www.state.gov/cms_images/thumbs/thumb96_2006_1211_dina_powell3.jpg) | | State Department Launches Community College Scholarship Exchange Initiative With Egypt
Assistant Secretary of State for Educational and Cultural Affairs Dina Habib Powell announced the new Community College Scholarship Exchange Initiative at the AMIDEAST Symposium “Egyptian Education and Training for the Global Economy. The Initiative will bring more than 1,000 Egyptian students, junior faculty and vocational school administrators to the U.S.
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