[But to others, Rice's testimony served as an effective response to recent criticism — and will probably help ease some of the controversy.] I don't think the Bush administration could have been better served, ... This was a brilliant performance — and I say this as a critic of the Bush administration on a lot of things.

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In the short run, the big windfall winners ... have been the Islamists.

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That is we are not moving in an antagonistic way. Our presidents definitely have a genuine, personal relationship that they both think is important and vital to their respective countries. But they are not looking to do anything new or creative, to try to make U.S.-Russian relations better or more comprehensive.

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There are lots of rumors, ... What he really needs to do is fundamentally change his government. ... There's a lot of stagnation. ... I'm not so optimistic Yeltsin's going to do that.

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I don't think the Bush administration could have been better served. This was a brilliant performance — and I say this as a critic of the Bush administration on a lot of things.

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This is a very good idea, but all these efforts face the same problem. In working with their potential colleagues in Iran, will they get them into trouble? Once they participate in a training program, what happens to them back in their country?

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