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There are some places that have had real quarrels with the United States' policies, but I think the country is very well-respected worldwide.

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Condoleezza Rice
Age: 70
Born: 1954
Born: November 14
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We're not going to negotiate about the terms of terrorism. You don't negotiate about terrorism. It's is wrong to engage in terrorism, and there isn't anything to negotiate.
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