Rice Calls for Unity in Iraq; Secretary of State Appeals to Sunnis to Participate in Upcoming Election

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BAGHDAD (AP) - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice came to Iraq to call for unity and support for the democratic process. Yet the secrecy and heavy security surrounding her visit spoke volumes about how far the country must go on its road to normalcy.

Rice departed from her announced schedule on a trip to the Middle East and flew to Iraq on Friday. As has become customary for U.S. officials, Rice entered Baghdad by helicopter, not by car along an airport road notorious for insurgent attacks.

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Rice Calls for Unity in Iraq; Secretary of State Appeals to Sunnis to Participate in Upcoming Election

The secretary met with Sunni Arab and other leaders in the ethnically ...

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