U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, left, smiles during a meeting with Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki in Baghdad. Rice was making a surprise visit to the Iraqi capital to meet with Iraqi and American officials before going to Jerusalem and the Palestinian territories to talk with leaders there.

First published in the February 17, 2007, 9:27 a.m. edition

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