swamppolitics.com - 8/17/2008
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by Mark Silva
For Condoleezza Rice, the secretary of state and an expert on international relations with the Russians, it's a remarkable statement - the one she made today - that, as a result of the conflict with Georgia, Russia's reputation is "in tatters.''
"Russia already has paid a price,'' Rice said in an interview this morning on NBC News' Meet the Press . Western leaders, going ...
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“Russia’s Reputation Is In Tatters,” Says Condi Rice
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And she said it with a straight face.
“Russia’s Reputation Is In Tatters,” Says Condi Rice
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And she said it with a straight face.
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