“The progress in Iraq is still fragile. And it could still be reversed. Iraq still faces innumerable challenges, and they will be evident during what will likely be a difficult process as the newly elected Council of Representatives selects the next prime minister, president, and speaker of the council.” StillsFacesNextProcessDifficultPresidentChallengesProgressIraqMinistersPrimeFragileSpeakersRepresentativesEvidentPrime MinisterCouncil Author:David Petraeus
“As the president of the Council of Fashion Designers of America, I represent the designers. And while we can by no means take the blame for eating disorders, we can play our part in addressing this important issue.” MeanImportantPlayAmericaPresidentIssuesFashionEatingBlameDesignerDisorderCouncilEating DisorderFashion DesignerImportant Issues Author:Diane von Furstenberg
“As the proud father of two teens and past Chairman to the Presidents Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, I am committed to educating parents and especially young people on ways to live a long, healthy and active life.” PeopleWayLongTwoPastYoungFatherSportsParentPresidentProudHealthyCommittedActiveFitnessTeensCouncilChairmanWay To LivePhysical FitnessActive LifeProud Father Author:Lee Haney
“Two-thirds of the Iranian people would like to be reconciled with the West. They don't like the fanaticism of the governing religious council. It's the only place in the world where the last six elections have been won by the more progressive candidate, two for president, two for the mayors, two for the parliament. So most people there are sympathetic to the world we Americans want to build, whether we're Republicans or Democrats. On the other hand, almost everybody there wants them to have nuclear power. They see it as a status symbol, and a sense of their own security.” PeopleWorldWantHas BeensTwoHandsLastsPresidentReligiousSecurityRepublicanSixThirdsElectionWestDemocratNuclearSymbolsCandidatesProgressiveParliamentCouncilGoverningFanaticismSympatheticMayorsPlaces In The WorldIranianNuclear PowerStatus Symbol Author:William J. Clinton
“I don't know anyone who is more admired and respected in the international community than President Karzai, for his strength, for his wisdom and for his courage to lead this country first in the defeat of the Taliban and now in rebuilding a democratic and unified Afghanistan. And I can tell you I am with foreign ministers and with heads of state all over the world. I sit in the councils of NATO. I sit with the EU. I sit with people all over the world and there is great admiration for your president and also for what the Afghan people are doing here.” PeopleKnowsWorldFirstsI CanCountryStatesPresidentCommunityDemocraticDefeatInternationalMinistersAdmirationAfghanistanCouncilTalibanNatoUnifiedInternational CommunityAfghanHead Of State Author:Condoleezza Rice
“What the Agency [CIA] does is ordered by the President and the NSC [National Security Council]. The Agency neither makes decisions on policy nor acts on its own account. It is an instrument of the President.” DoePresidentDecisionSecurityPolicyAccountsInstrumentsAgencyNational SecurityCouncilCiaSecurity Council Author:Philip Agee