Condoleezza RiceSecretary of State, professor, diplomatBorn: 11/14/1954Birthplace: Birmingham, Alabama Rice became President George W. Bush's second Secretary of State in January 2005,…
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—Borgna Brunner
In 2004, the United States' major preoccupation was the ongoing war in Iraq. Hopes that Saddam Hussein's capture in Dec. 2003 would stem the country's turmoil faded with a dramatic…
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Lt. Gen. David Petraeus is named the top commander in Iraq…
Director: Richard SpenceWriter: Tony MarchantDirector of Photography:Sean Van HalesEditor:David GambleMusic:Stephen WarbeckProduction Designer:Grenville HornerProducer:John ChapmanFirst Look…
Director: Lee TamahoriWriter: David MametDirector of Photography:Donald M. McAlpineEditor:Neil TravisMusic:Jerry GoldsmithProduction Designer:Wolf KroegerProducer:Art LinsonTwentieth Century…
