Rice calls Straw, says they will stay close friends

sabra

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Fri May-05-06 03:38 PM
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Rice calls Straw, says they will stay close friends

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/05/05/AR2006050501102.html

Rice calls Straw, says they will stay close friends

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called her close friend, outgoing British Foreign Secretary Jack Straw, on Friday after he was dumped from the Cabinet.

"It was, from her perspective, I think, a bittersweet call," said State Department spokesman Sean McCormack, adding that Rice counted Straw as both a close personal friend and colleague whom she could rely on.

McCormack said Rice also called Straw's successor, Margaret Beckett, and was looking forward to working with her. The two will meet next week during talks in New York to discuss the Middle East, Iran and Sudan.

"There are a lot of tough issues on the agenda, but there are no closer allies than the U.S. and the U.K. in facing up to these issues that are before us," said McCormack.

How sweet :hug:

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ixion

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Fri May-05-06 03:41 PM
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1. they're on LinkedIn, I'm sure.

Edited on Fri May-05-06 03:42 PM by ixion

:+ ahhhh....maybe they can go shopping sometime.

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gratuitous

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Fri May-05-06 03:42 PM
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2. School's ending, the yearbooks are being passed around

And everybody in the Bush and Blair criminal cabals are penning love notes to each other, signing off with "BFF!" -- Best Friends Forever.

They should have a lot of time to reminisce at The Hague as the panels deliberate over their numerous crimes against humanity.

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Supersedeas

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Fri May-05-06 04:01 PM
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6. no better friends then....but the distance is growing from Neo-Thugs

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Southsideirish

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Fri May-05-06 08:39 PM
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10. "Always stay as sweet as you are!!!" nt

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TheCowsCameHome

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Fri May-05-06 03:43 PM
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3. Didn't they share a room on a recent trip?

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dipsydoodle

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Fri May-05-06 03:52 PM
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5. Nope

It was thought so at first but it turned out he'd been eating prawns.

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muriel_volestrangler

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Fri May-05-06 03:51 PM
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4. See smilie

:puke:

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Kutjara

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Fri May-05-06 04:47 PM
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7. I suppose a special bond must develop...

...when you stand shoulder to shoulder with someone as a significant portion of the electorate tries to hurl eggs at you. Must be like being in combat together. The fact that every sane person in the world hates them worse than the galloping clap must make them turn to each other for comfort and support.

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DebbieCDC

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Fri May-05-06 06:36 PM
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8. Won't chimpy get jealous?

He might not like it if she stays "close friends" with Jack.

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Whoa_Nelly

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Fri May-05-06 06:43 PM
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9. She promised him they would go shopping together

the next time US citizens were dying in the streets and in their homes again :sarcasm:

oh...have I mentioned lately how much I HATE Condi?

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daleo

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Sat May-06-06 07:19 PM
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11. They will stay close friends

In other words "don't sing to the press, Straw, 'cause we still know where you live."

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