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Another day, another tough crowd for former Secretary of State Condolezza Rice. Last week, Stanford students put her on the defensive on the Bush administration's stance on torture; yesterday, a 4th grader from a D.C. school asked her what she thought about the Obama administration's criticism of Bush-era methods. Rice said, "Let me just say that President Bush was very clear that he wanted to do everything he could to protect the country. After September 11, we wanted to protect the country. But he was also very clear that we would do nothing, nothing, that was against the law or against our obligations internationally.. So the president was only willing to authorize policies that were legal in order to protect the country," adding, "I hope you understand that it was a very difficult time. We were all so terrified of another attack on the country. September 11 was the worst day of my life in government, watching 3,000 Americans die." Flashback to Rice's 2004 testimony to the 9/11 Commission, admitting she saw a memo titled "Bin Laden Determined to Attack Inside the United States" in August 2001.

Last night, Senator Hillary Clinton was feted at the Glamour Women of the Year Awards, and joked to the crowd, "I’m grateful to Glamour because they liked my pantsuits, and that was one of the highlights of my presidential campaign." Also honored were actress Nicole Kidman, primatologist Jane Goodall, and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice. Apparently Rice was looking forward to meeting Tyra Banks, a fellow honoree, and told the Daily News, "I want to go back to California, and I want to write a book on foreign policy and a book about my parents. I want to see what I can do to reach out to young people to get them involved and interested in the world and languages. We're a bit insular here in America." Here are some video highlights.

President Bush announced today that he's sending Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice to the country of Georgia, to show "America's unwavering support." Rice will go to Georgian capital Tbilisi after going to France, which had negotiated the ceasefire between Russia and Georgia. However, Georgia claims Russia tanks occupied the city of Gori today. Georgian president Mikhal Saakashvili criticized the West, including the U.S., saying, “Today, the West’s very will is tested. The main thing is if the West fails now, then it will have tremendous consequences for the world for years to come.” MSNBC reports Russian military mocked retreating Gerogians as having gotten "American training in running away.