Diplomats, politicians and - oh, no - press (Baltimore Sun)

[GreatAmerican]

<p>Experts say Middle East talks a chance to boost credibility after Iraq setbacks</p>

<p>[Rice’s</a> legacy on the line at Annapolis conference – baltimoresun.com](<a href=“http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/annearundel/bal-te.rice25nov25,0,6766631.story]Rice’s”>http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/annearundel/bal-te.rice25nov25,0,6766631.story)</p>

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While the Bush administration has worked to suppress expectations for the Middle East peace conference Tuesday in Annapolis, observers say the professional and political stakes for Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice are much harder to minimize.</p>

<p>An outcome resembling success could restore some of the former Stanford professor’s diplomatic credibility, they say, and perhaps add a line to her career’s postscript that doesn’t contain the word “Iraq.”…

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