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Candy pipped for Powell's post

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  • 16-11-2004 10:02am
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    aidan_walsh
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    http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/4014961.stm
    US President George W Bush has chosen National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice as his new secretary of state, senior US officials in Washington say.

    Ms Rice, 50, a close confidante of Mr Bush, could be named on Tuesday to succeed Colin Powell, US media report.

    As the first black female secretary of state she would win a place in the history books, correspondents say.

    Mr Powell, 67, resigned on Monday. He said it had always been his intention to serve only one term.

    His resignation was announced along with three other cabinet members, bringing to six the number of key figures to leave the 15-member cabinet.


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    chill
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    It looks therefore like she wasn't pipped at all..... but has indeed got the job.


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    aidan_walsh
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    It didn't keep the alliteration to say that she had gotten the job though ;)


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    Hobbes
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    This is the person who in front of the 9/11 comittee said that Bush had not recieved enough warning that OBL was planning an attack yet had given Bush a report called "Bin Laden Determined to Attack Inside the United States."

    I think powell resigning was always on the cards. Certainly after the UN mess.

    However with gonzales, rice and Goss in the cabinet it is starting to look very scary indeed.


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    aidan_walsh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17,208 ✭✭✭✭aidan_walsh


    As well as the author of a NYT article entitled "Why We Know Iraq Lied". I'm beginning to wonder if Powell had been asked for his resignation to make way...


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