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Adams scores 15 to lead No. 15 Texas A&M past Rice

Danielle Adams scored 15 points in only 18 minutes and No. 15 Texas A&M cruised past Rice 86-50 Wednesday night.

Central Florida has no trouble with Rice 49-7

Brett Hodges was 8 of 13 passing for 145 yards and a touchdown and ran for another score Saturday in Central Florida's 49-7 victory over Rice.

East Carolina beats Rice 49-13

Dwayne Harris returned a kickoff 92 yards for a touchdown and added two touchdown catches to help East Carolina beat winless Rice 49-13 on Saturday.

Dobbs, Navy run all over Rice 63-14

Navy quarterback Ricky Dobbs ran for four touchdowns and passed three times in a 63-14 win over Rice on Saturday.

Official says US in intense negotiations with Iran

The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations says Washington and other veto-holding members in the U.N. Security Council are studying sanction options if Iran does not prove its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes.

Tulsa breezes past Rice 27-10

G.J. Kinne completed 21 of his 32 passes and threw a 39-yard touchdown to A.J. Whitmore in the fourth quarter to lead Tulsa to a 27-10 victory over the winless Rice Owls Saturday night.

Jerry Rice to play Nationwide event

Hall of Fame-nominated wide receiver Jerry Rice is making his professional golf debut next year as a tournament host and player at a Nationwide Tour event in northern California.

Vanderbilt runs past Rice for easy win, 36-17

Vanderbilt ran the ball 43 times for 216 yards, scored four rushing touchdowns and beat Rice 36-17 Saturday night in Houston.

US Amb. Rice says Afghanistan situation is complex

U.S. Ambassador Susan Rice says the Obama administration's fresh assessment of American policy in Afghanistan is appropriate and necessary in light of an evolving and uncertain political landscape there.

Rice calls Crabtree situation unfortunate

Jerry Rice questions what kind of impact Michael Crabtree could have this season with San Francisco if the No. 10 draft pick even shows up to the 49ers at all.

Robinson's 3 TDs lift Okla. St. past Rice 41-24

Zac Robinson rushed for one touchdown and threw for two others — both to Dez Bryant — as No. 16 Oklahoma State rebounded from its first loss to beat Rice 41-24 Saturday night.

Condoleezza Rice joins 2 private Ala. golf clubs

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has joined two exclusive golf clubs in Alabama.

Potts throws 7 TDs as Texas Tech downs Rice 55-10

Taylor Potts threw seven touchdowns to lead Texas Tech past Rice 55-10 Saturday.

Alabama-Birmingham defeats Rice 44-24

Joe Webb rushed for two touchdowns and threw for two more to lead Alabama-Birmingham to a 44-24 victory over Rice on Saturday.

Rice growers expected to have strong 2009 yields

Rice growers are projected to have a 2009 yield nearly 3 percent greater than a year ago, even though the heart of the nation's rice-producing area had an unduly wet spring and a cool summer.

Simeon Rice signs with new United Football League

Simeon Rice is making a comeback with the new United Football League.

Scientists develop high-yield deep water rice

A team of Japanese scientists has discovered genes that enable rice to survive high water, providing hope for better rice production in lowland areas that are affected by flooding.

Red Sox will retire Rice's No. 14 jersey

The Boston Red Sox will retire Jim Rice's No. 14 jersey.

To one family, Rice a hero long before Hall called

The best thing Jim Rice did in a Red Sox uniform probably won't be mentioned on his Hall of Fame plaque.

Rogers strikes out 7, Rice beats Xavier 12-5

Right-hander Jared Rogers struck out a career-high seven batters in his first complete game, and Rice defeated Xavier 12-5 to stave off elimination in the NCAA tournament.

Condoleezza Rice urges grads to pursue learning

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has urged graduates of Talladega High School in Alabama to find their passions in life and follow them.

Former Red Sox slugger Rice to tour Cooperstown

Former Red Sox slugger Jim Rice will tour the Baseball Hall of Fame on Friday to prepare for his induction in July.

Rice takes question from 4th-grader on torture

Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice told Jewish elementary school students that the Bush administration did not use illegal interrogation tactics. Her remarks were in response to a question from Misha Lerner, a fourth-grader at the Jewish Primary Day School of the Nation's Capital, The Washington Post reported Monday.

Louisiana rice fields salted by 2008 hurricanes

A new report estimates that southwestern Louisiana farmers will not be able to plant thousands of acres of rice this year because of high salt levels in fields after last summer's hurricanes.

Condoleezza Rice speaks at NFL meetings

Condoleezza Rice finally got her chance to address the NFL. Judging by the numerous standing ovations she received, Rice scored a touchdown.

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Why the Ft. Hood Massacre Is George Bush's Fault
Source: AlterNet.org

If Al Gore (or even Ralph Nader) had been President in 2001, the Ft. Hood massacre almost certainly wouldn't have happened. Because George W. Bush was president, it did.

Ground water over-use & global warming -> water wars loom in an India of parched fields
Source: The Age

New analysis of NASA satellite data for the north-west of India from 2002 to 2008 has found aquifers are disappearing at an alarming rate...climate change could reduce subcontinent's crop yields by 30 per cent by 2050

Scientists develop ready-to-eat rice
Source: NDTV News

Is it possible to eat rice without having to cook it? Yes indeed, the soft rice varieties grown across Assam and the North-East, are ready to eat after they are soaked in plain water.

Fifty Questions on 9/11
Source: atimes.com

It's September 11 all over again - eight years on. The George W Bush administration is out. The "global war on terror" is still on, renamed "overseas contingency operations" by the Barack Obama administration. Obama's "new strategy" - a war escalation - is in play in AfPak.

Check Out This Rice Paddy Art
Source: urlesque

As the rice harvest approaches, the days of Inakadate's vast and impressive rice paddy art fields are nearing their inevitable demise.

BBC NEWS | Science & Environment | India's water use 'unsustainable'
Source: BBC News

Parts of India are on track for severe water shortages. according to results from Nasa's gravity satellites. The Grace mission discovered that in the country's northwest - including Delhi - the water table is falling by about 4cm (1.6 inches) per year.

t r u t h o u t | Dick Cheney, Patron Saint of Torture-Free
Source: t r u t h o u t

Steve Weissman is summing up in a most clear-cut way what the real base of the war crimes consisted in. If your eyes were not open already, this piece by Weissman will do the job for you.

Bush Era Horrors Will Haunt Us Until We Truly Face Them
Source: AlterNet.org

We can't just "move forward." We need to face who we've been and just how badly we've acted, if we care to become something better.

Rice paddy crop art: Photos
Source:

As summer progresses, crops of rice paddy art are beginning to emerge in Japan. The crop art — created by strategically arranging and growing different colors of rice plants — can be seen in farming communities across the country. (See the beautiful fotos.)

Overpriced RP-Vietnam rice-import deal review urged
Source: Business Mirror Online Space

[Manila, Philippines--] A militant legislator wants to scrutinize a rice-importation contract entered into by the Department of Agriculture (DA) with Vietnam which was reportedly overpriced by 45 percent.

The 'Rape' of Israel :: Moshe Dann
Source: American Thinker

Two years ago, Haaretz 's chief editor David Landau advised US Sec of State Condoleezza Rice to "rape Israel," to force it into making concessions. Rice tried to follow Landau's suggestion, but her efforts were not matched by her boss, President Bush.

The Iran Show

President George W. Bush was fond of saying that all people want democracy, and in a very general sense he was probably right. But his misadventures prove that wanting democracy isn't enough. People have to be willing to fight for it.

Vocabulary Game
Source: "c"

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Richard A. Clarke -- Cheney and Rice Remember 9/11. I Do, Too.
Source: The Washington Post

Top officials from the Bush administration have hit upon a revealing new theme as they retrospectively justify their national security policies. Call it the White House 9/11 trauma defense.

Christian Silence on Torture Speaks Volumes
Source: Arts & Living from Newser

The silence emanating from the Christian right on torture has been deafening, writes Cynthia Tucker of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Come Out of Hiding, Bush by Joseph C. Wilson IV
Source: Daily Beast

Joe Wilson makes a pretty good case that Bush could clear the air in regard to the war crimes he committed just by coming out of the closet.

Rice: Bush wouldn't approve illegal interrogations
Source: CNN

"Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice defended the Bush administration's policies on the interrogation of terrorism suspects Sunday, saying former President George W. Bush would not have authorized anything illegal."

Condi Rice Admits Her Role in a Criminal Conspiracy... War Criminal
Source: msnbc.com

Former Bush Administration Secretary of State, Condoleeza Rice, tells students at Stanford University that she did not authorize torture... she merely forwarded the authorization for it.

According to Condoleezza: Al Qaeda worse than the Nazis, What do you think? Live poll

Q: Even in World War II facing Nazi Germany, probably the greatest threat that America has ever faced – RICE: Uh, with all due respect, Nazi Germany never attacked the homeland of the United States. Q: No, but they bombed our allies –

Condi "Nixon" Rice: "... by definition, if it was authorized by the president, it did not violate our obligations under the Conventions Against Torture"
Source: The Washington Post

While Vice President Cheney has publicly defended the Bush administration's use of enhanced interrogation techniques such as waterboarding, other senior decision-makers at the time have remained silent.

Rice: Nazis were less of a threat to the U.S. than al Qaeda; SCOTUS wouldn't let us try detainees.
Source: Think Progress

Speaking with a group of Stanford students Monday, former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice declared that al Qaeda is a greater threat to the United States than Nazi Germany was because Germany "never attacked the homeland of the United States." In a defensive exchange with a  …

Rice: When the president approves it, it is not illegal
Source: Raw Story

When Stanford University students recently asked former National Security Advisor and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice about waterboarding and torture, her response was uncannily close to Richard Nixon's infamous claim, "When the president does it, that means it is not ill …

The Politics of Torture, Part 2

When Franklin Roosevelt died, the fact that we had been developing nuclear weapons came as a big surprise to Harry Truman, his successor. You would expect that a person of such stature as the vice-president would be involved in something as important as the Ma …

Mobile phone on the blink? Shove it in a bowl of rice (...and other techno-DIY solutions that work!)
Source: the Mail online

Modern technology was supposed to make our lives easier. Everything from the television remote control to the pacemaker was hailed by its inventors as time - and life - saving.

The Politics of Torture, Part 1

This week saw a flurry of discourse about the ways in which the United States has interrogated detainees captured during operations against terrorists.

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