<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"><title>HotAir</title><link>https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/18/team-rice-wants-obama-to-nix-kerry/feed/</link><description>HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.</description><language>en-us</language><lastBuildDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 09:28:17 -0400</lastBuildDate><item><title>Team Rice wants Obama to nix Kerry</title><description>&lt;![CDATA[Bruce Jones of the Brookings Institution, the husband of close Rice ally Elizabeth Cousens, took a shot at Kerry and Rice’s GOP detractors on Monday. Cousens is an ambassador who reports to Rice, serving as the U.S. Representative on the UN Economic and Social Council and Alternate Representative to the UN General Assembly. Before Cousens took up her current gig, she was one of Rice’s top personal advisers.]]&gt;</description><pubDate>Tue, 18 Dec 2012 07:10:56 -0500</pubDate><creator xmlns="dc">&lt;![CDATA[Allahpundit]]&gt;</creator><enclosure url="" type="image/jpeg" length="123" /><link>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/18/team-rice-wants-obama-to-nix-kerry-n98383</link></item></channel></rss>