A Clinton in the White House After All?

Staff / Truthdig Nov 14, 2008 Sightings of Hillary Clinton in Chicago on Thursday, coupled with reports from inside Barack Obama's camp, added weight to the rumors that the president-elect is considering his former rival as a Cabinet member -- secretary of state. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Condoleezza Rice Emotes

Staff / Truthdig Nov 6, 2008 We never thought we'd see it. Incredible! The usually robotronic Condoleezza Rice really is capable of showing emotion. Who knew? Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

McCain’s Senior Moment?

Staff / Truthdig Oct 26, 2008 In response to former Secretary of State Colin Powell's endorsement of Barack Obama last week, John McCain boasted on "Meet the Press" of the five former secretaries of state who have thrown their support behind his own candidacy. Yet braggadocio ran into bungle when McCain tried to name all five, twice getting only to four,and looking a bit shaky in the process. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Rice: Russia on the Wrong Track

Staff / Truthdig Sep 18, 2008 Although she acknowledged that Georgia fired the first shots in August's bloody conflict with Russia, U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice on Thursday laid most of the blame for that showdown on Russia. During a strident speech, she also gave several other examples of how she believed Russia's leaders were taking their nation down a dangerous road. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Palin Falls Short of VP Standards

John Dean / Truthdig Sep 13, 2008 Does anyone believe that if John McCain were president and had selected Gov. Sarah Palin under the 25th Amendment to fill a vacancy in the vice presidency Congress would have confirmed her? Not likely. In fact, it is even less likely that McCain would have even attempted to do so, for he would have embarrassed himself. Dig deeper ( 7 Min. Read )

Powell Salutes Obama, Worries About Wars

Staff / Truthdig Apr 11, 2008 Gen. Colin Powell won't say who will get his vote this November, but on Thursday's "Good Morning America," the former secretary of state put in a good word for all three front-runners, praised Obama's Rev. Wright speech and worried that the U.S. armed forces are becoming "very, very stretched" by the protracted wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Protester to Rice: Iraqi Blood Is on Your Hands

Staff / Truthdig Oct 25, 2007 Here's footage from Wednesday's dramatic confrontation on Capitol Hill between a Code Pink anti-war activist with faux blood on her hands and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, whose hands are stained, according to the protester, with the "blood of millions of Iraqis." Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Pope Disses Rice

Staff / Truthdig Sep 19, 2007 Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice may be persona non grata at the Vatican. When Rice swung through Italy in August, she gave notice ahead of time about her hopes to meet with Pope Benedict XVI, but the pontiff's camp politely rebuffed her request, explaining that he was on holiday. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )

Truthdigger of the Week: California Secretary of State Debra Bowen

Staff / Truthdig Aug 5, 2007 Truthdig tips its hat this week to California Secretary of State Debra Bowen, who did her constituency proud by heading off potential voting disasters in her state by ruling out the use of Diebold and Sequoia direct recording electronic (DRE) voting systems in upcoming elections, with exceptions made for disabled voters. Dig deeper ( 2 Min. Read )

Zoellick Tapped to Replace Wolfowitz

Staff / Truthdig May 30, 2007 Now that Paul Wolfowitz has resigned his post at the top of the World Bank -- blaming the media for his ultimate downfall -- President Bush has found his successor in former Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick, who will take over as bank president at the end of June. Dig deeper ( 1 Min. Read )