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FILE -- In this June 6, 2001 file photo, then National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice, talks with reporters at the White House 2001 in Washington.

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  1. U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (L) greets U.S. Senator John McCain (R-AZ)(2nd L), House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-OH)(2nd R) and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) after a meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  2. L-R: House Minority Leader John Boehner, R-OH, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer, D-MD, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, and Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain walk on a path on the North Lawn of the White House following a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC.
  3. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, speaks to reporters as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, looks on in front of the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.
  4. House Minority Leader John Boehner (C), R-OH, chats with Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain (L), R-AZ, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, near the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.
  5. WASHINGTON - OCTOBER 06: U.S Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) (R) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) (L) walk away from reporters after talking outside the White House following a meeting with U.S. President Barack Obama along with other members of Congress October 6, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama met with Congressional leadership and the chairs and ranking members of the relevant committees to discuss planning for Afghanistan and Pakistan.
  6. U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) speak about their meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan at the White House in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  7. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, speaks to reporters in front of the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.
  8. House Minority Leader John Boehner (C), R-OH, speaks to reporters as Senate Armed Services Committee Ranking Member John McCain (L), R-AZ, and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-KY, look on in front of the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.
  9. Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, looks on during a taped interview with RAI state television "Che Tempo Che Fa" (The Weather That Is) talkshow host Fabio Fazio, at a television studio in Milan, northern Italy, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  10. Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, right, smiles during a taped interview with RAI state television "Che Tempo Che Fa" (The Weather That Is) talkshow host Fabio Fazio, at a television studio in Milan, northern Italy, Sunday, Oct. 4, 2009.
  11. Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, shares a laugh with RAI state television "Che Tempo Che Fa" (The Weather That Is) talkshow host Fabio Fazio, prior to taping an interview in a television studio in Milan, northern Italy, Sunday Oct. 4, 2009.
  12. Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, is welcomed by RAI state television "Che Tempo Che Fa" (The Weather That Is) talkshow host Fabio Fazio, prior to taping an interview in a television studio in Milan, northern Italy, Sunday Oct. 4, 2009.
  13. Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, shares a laugh with RAI state television "Che Tempo Che Fa" (The Weather That Is) talkshow host Fabio Fazio, prior to taping an interview in a television studio in Milan, northern Italy, Sunday Oct. 4, 2009.
  14. Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, is welcomed in a television studio by RAI state television "Che Tempo Che Fa" (The Weather That Is) talkshow host Fabio Fazio to tape an interview, in Milan, northern Italy, Sunday Oct. 4, 2009. Man in background at center is unidentified.
  15. US Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, is welcomed by RAI state television "Che Tempo Che Fa" (The Weather That Is) talkshow host Fabio Fazio, prior to taping an interview in a television studio in Milan, northern Italy, Sunday Oct. 4, 2009.
  16. MILAN, ITALY - OCTOBER 04: Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice shops at Salvatore Ferragamo on October 4, 2009 in Milan, Italy.

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