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Politico
| 6 months ago
Retiring Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said Thursday that Congress should have mercy on United Nations ambassador Susan Rice, who has been heavily criticized for her public statements made immediately after attacks at U.S. posts overseas in September.
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Belleville Times
| 6 months ago
John McCain finally came face-to-face with their prey this week.|The two angry Republican senators have been plotting for weeks to stop Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, from rising any further in the Washington firmament...
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The Huffington Post
| 6 months ago
John McCain & Lindsey Graham have been obsessively leading the charge against U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice, claiming that she is unfit to be Secretary of State because of her misstatements on Benghazi. But Jon Stewart isn't sure that those two senators...
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CNSNews.com
| 6 months ago
White House spokesman Jay Carney says "the obsession" over what Susan Rice said on five Sunday talk shows on Sept. 16 "is simply nonmaterial to the key question of why four Americans died in Benghazi." "What the president is worried about...is what...
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CNSNews.com
| 6 months ago
Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice delivers a commencement address at the U.N...Susan Rice the target of Republican criticism relating to last September's terror attack in Libya and noted that the decision on her successor as secretary of...
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BusinessInsider
| 6 months ago
The Daily Show host Jon Stewart blasted Republican Senators John McCain and Lindsey Graham Wednesday night, peeling back the hypocrisy of their heated opposition to United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice . Through a series of archived clips, Stewart...
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Christian Science Monitor
| 6 months ago
Ambassador Susan Rice met with Republican senators Wednesday, in an effort to diffuse criticisms surrounding her possible nomination for secretary of state. But even moderate senators walked away vowing to block the nomination.
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Daily Nation
| 6 months ago
A key member of the US Senate on Wednesday raised the 1998 Kenya embassy bombing as a point of concern regarding the suitability of a potential candidate to succeed Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. Susan Rice, currently the US ambassador to the...
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Kansas City Star
| 6 months ago
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says embattled U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice has done a great job, as some Senate Republicans question Rice's fitness for the top job at the State Department.Clinton was questioned Wednesday about Rice, who is...
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Fox
| 6 months ago
Ambassador Susan Rice's potential bid to become the next secretary of state appeared further in jeopardy Wednesday, with one key Republican practically warning President Obama not to send her nomination to the Senate. I would just ask the president...
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Los Angeles Times
| 6 months ago
Two moderate Republican senators joined in criticism of Susan Rice , the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations , after private meetings with her, in another setback for her hopes to be nominated as secretary of State...Bob Corker (R-Tenn.) and Susan...
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CNN
| 6 months ago
Ambassador Susan Rice made a second trip to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to answer questions from Republican senators about the September 11 attack on a U.S. diplomatic mission in Libya that killed Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three other...
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Boston.com
| 6 months ago
A moderate Republican senator, vital to any White House hopes of getting U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice confirmed as secretary of state, said Wednesday she couldn't back any nomination until more questions are answered about the deadly Sept. 11 attack in...
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Fox News
| 6 months ago
Ambassador Susan Rice's potential bid to become the next secretary of state appeared further in jeopardy Wednesday, with one key Republican practically warning President Obama not to send her nomination to the Senate. I would just ask the president...
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Kansas City Star
| 6 months ago
Ambassador Susan Rice as "extraordinary" as she continues to face scrutiny over her initial comments about the deadly attack on the U.S...His comments came in response to a reporter's question about whether Rice was getting fair treatment on Capitol...
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Politico
| 6 months ago
Susan Rice's already fading chances of becoming the next secretary of state suffered another serious blow Wednesday courtesy of moderate GOP Sen. Susan Collins. Rice, the U.N. ambassador, will need the support of a handful of Republicans if she...
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Christian Science Monitor
| 6 months ago
As Republicans on Capitol Hill continue their public flogging of Susan Rice , the US ambassador to the United Nations , it's hard not to notice that a more senior administration official who, arguably, might bear more responsibility for what went...
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The Hill
| 6 months ago
Committee, declined to explicitly criticize Susan Rice after meeting Wednesday morning with the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations. Corker, whose panel would have primary jurisdiction if President Obama tapped Rice to become the next secretary of...
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International Business Times
| 6 months ago
And despite loud threats from key Republican senators to hold up Rice's nomination, odds are she'll get the job.
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Denver Post
| 6 months ago
Susan Rice's conciliatory call on three hostile Senate Republicans on Tuesday did not smooth over a festering dispute about the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in Benghazi, Libya, and clear a roadblock to her nomination as secretary of...
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Washington Post
| 6 months ago
Bottom line, I'm more disturbed now than I was before, said Sen. Lindsey O...Rice and Acting CIA Director Michael Morell met privately with Graham and Sens. John McCain (Ariz.) and Kelly Ayotte (N.H.) , three members of the Senate Armed Services...
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NY Daily News
| 6 months ago
Susan Rice's attempt to make nice with Capital Hill critics of Benghazi remarks backfires UN Ambassador Rice met face to face with three Republican senators threatening to block her promotion to secretary of state. The senators said they weren't...
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Christian Science Monitor
| 6 months ago
United Nations Ambassador Susan Rice met with Republican senators who have accused her of misleading the public following the attack on the U.S. embassy in Benghazi...Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice on Tuesday conceded that an early...
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The Hill
| 6 months ago
Committee vote on her nomination, but expressed doubt she could win confirmation from the entire Senate. I suspect she could be approved by the committee, said Sen. Jim Risch (R-Idaho), a member of the panel who said he'd vote against Rice if Obama...
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Epoch Times
| 6 months ago
Ambassador the United Nations Susan Rice told lawmakers Tuesday that her first explanation about the cause of the attack on the consulate in Benghazi that killed four Americans was incorrect. There was no protest or demonstration in Benghazi, reads a...
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CNN
| 6 months ago
After Tuesday's meeting with Rice, Sen. John McCain said , "It is clear that the information that she gave the American people was incorrect when she said that it was a spontaneous demonstration triggered by a hateful video." Sen. Lindsey Graham who...
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Qatar English Daily
| 6 months ago
US envoy to the UN Susan Rice yesterday failed to quell a row with Republican lawmakers over the attack on a US mission in Libya that may damage her hopes of becoming the next secretary of state. After hour-long talks, the lawmakers dug in their...
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BBC
| 6 months ago
US envoy Susan Rice admits Benghazi attack error Senator John McCain has led Republican criticism of Susan Rice in the wake of her comments A US diplomat hotly tipped to replace Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has admitted releasing incorrect...
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CNSNews.com
| 6 months ago
Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice was sent on to Sunday shows as an administration spokesperson, because U.S. diplomatic missions beyond Benghazi, Libya were in danger. Carney further blamed the YouTube video for the uprising at the U.S.
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The Guardian
| 6 months ago
Washington Rice told the senators she had not intended to mislead the public but that her version of events had been based on 'incorrect' information. Photograph: Spencer Platt/Getty Republican senators opened the way for a new showdown with Barack...
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Charlotte Observer Online
| 6 months ago
Three Republican senators said Tuesday they are more troubled than ever with comments made days after the deadly Sept. 11 raid in Libya by Susan Rice, the U.N. ambassador and President Barack Obama's possible choice for secretary of state...John...
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International Business Times
| 6 months ago
Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice speaking at the White House in Washington. (Photo: Reuters) U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice is under attack by Republicans. Rice has been at the center of the controversy surrounding her...
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United Press International
| 6 months ago
Ambassador Susan Rice, three Republican critics offered additional doubt about her potential nomination as U.S. secretary of state...Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., Kelly Ayotte, R-N.H., and John McCain, R-Ariz., met with Rice and acting CIA Director Michael...
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The Globe & Mail
| 6 months ago
Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice on Tuesday failed to win over her harshest Republican critics in the Senate who are threatening to block her nomination if President Barack Obama chooses her for Secretary of State or another top post in...
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Politico
| 6 months ago
Sen. John McCain and two other GOP senators said they were significantly troubled after a private meeting with U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice about her erroneous explanation of the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya. And the senators...
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Los Angeles Times
| 6 months ago
Three Republican senators said they were unsatisfied by the answers of U.S. ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice after a fence-mending meeting on her disputed role after the terrorist attack that killed the U.S. ambassador and three other...
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The New York Times
| 6 months ago
Speaking to reporters after the meeting, the three senators, John McCain of Arizona, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire, expressed their dissatisfaction with what they had heard. We are significantly troubled by many...
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National Public Radio
| 6 months ago
September attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya , which left four Americans dead. One, Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina, said it's too soon to even be speculating about promoting Rice to be secretary of state. Congress needs to see "FBI...
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South Burgenite
| 6 months ago
Ambassador Susan Rice say they are more troubled now over her initial explanations about the deadly Sept. 11 raid in Libya...John McCain, Lindsey Graham and Kelly Ayotte three of her harshest critics. Ayotte said Rice told them that her national...
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The Guardian
| 6 months ago
Meetings appear to have failed All signs point to a failure by Rice to convince her Republican critics of the integrity of her conduct in the Benghazi affair or to the refusal of her critics to listen. Statements from senators who met with Rice would...
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United Press International
| 6 months ago
Ambassador Susan Rice heads to Capitol Hill to meet with key lawmakers to answer questions about her comments on the attack on the U.S...Senate aides said Rice, the U.S. envoy to the United Nations, was to meet with Republican Sens. John McCain of...
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Associated Press
| 6 months ago
Ambassador Susan Rice is meeting with key lawmakers in what could be her final pitch for their support if she is nominated to be the next secretary of state. The discussions, beginning Tuesday, will focus on her much-maligned explanations of the...
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Yedioth Ahronoth
| 6 months ago
Breaking News UN Ambassador Susan Rice is meeting with key lawmakers in what could be her final pitch for their support if she is nominated to succeed Hillary Rodham Clinton as the next secretary of state. The discussions, beginning Tuesday, will...
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International Business Times
| 6 months ago
Ambassador to the United Nations Susan Rice is under attack by Republicans. Susan Rice, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations , will meet with senators Tuesday to discuss her remarks about the Benghazi attack that have caused troubles for her...
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The New York Times
| 6 months ago
For over a decade, the bipartisan trio of senators traveled the world together, from war-torn Iraq to security conferences in Germany to the remote kingdom of Bhutan. Their hawkish world views often placed them at odds with their respective parties,...
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Fox
| 6 months ago
FoxNews.com Three top Republican senators are scheduled to meet Tuesday with Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice, as Rice continues to be discussed as one of the top candidates to replace Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when Clinton steps down next...
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The Courier-Mail
| 6 months ago
US envoy to the UN Susan Rice will meet Senator John McCain in an apparent bid to defuse a bitter row over Libya that could hurt her chances of becoming the next secretary of state. McCain has led Republican attacks against Rice, accusing her of...
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Towleroad
| 6 months ago
Pultizer Prize-winning journalist and author Tom Ricks delivered a delicious smackdown to FOX News today for hyping the Benghazi attack and operating "as a wing of the Republican Party"... ...after which the interview ended abruptly...In related news,...
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Fox News
| 6 months ago
FoxNews.com Three top Republican senators are scheduled to meet Tuesday with Ambassador to the U.N. Susan Rice, as Rice continues to be discussed as one of the top candidates to replace Secretary of State Hillary Clinton when Clinton steps down next...
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Newsbusters
| 6 months ago
Republican Senator Lindsey Graham on Sunday fought back against attempts by George Stephanopoulos to cover for the Obama administration's handling of the terrorist attack in Libya. The This Week anchor and former aide to Bill Clinton pushed Graham, a...
