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Qaddafi Hearts Condi? Condoleezza Rice Photo Album Found In Libyan Leader's Compound


A photo album of Condoleeza Rice found in Qaddafi's Tripoli compound.

The first images to come from the Libyan rebels' ransacking of deposed leader Muammar Qaddafi's compound in Tripoli were fun but fairly benign: fighters brandishing their spoils including his cherished cap, gold chain and a golf cart.

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But also discovered in the compound is a photo album of former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. As MSNBC reports, Rice visited Tripoli in 2008. She and Qaddafi ate dinner during a brief time where Qaddafi was being welcomed back into the international community.

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Topics: Condoleezza Rice, LIbya, Muammar Qaddafi

Alberto Gonzales

Bush Team Reunites To Cover 'Vindicated' Alberto Gonzales' Defense Bills


Fmr. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and President George W. Bush

With the Justice Department investigation of the U.S. Attorneys scandal wrapped up without charges, former Attorney General Alberto Gonzales has some big legal bills to pay. So Gonzales called on several Bush administration officials -- including former President George W. Bush himself -- to help.

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Topics: Alberto Gonzales, Condoleezza Rice, DOJ Office Of The Inspector General, Donald Rumsfeld, George Bush, Glenn Fine, Hank Paulson, John Bolton, Justice Department, Michael Chertoff, Tom Ridge