Ms. Rice, who was born Howard Allen Frances O'Brien and was married to the late poet Stan Rice, hasn't entirely abandoned religious themes.

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The scandal at Rutgers probably could have been avoided had Pernetti fired Rice when he first received a copy of the videotape provided by Eric Murdoch, a former administrator on Rice's staff, in late November.

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Of course, Mike Rice's termination was long overdue, but late is better than never.

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Sip a serious scotch and watch him dab beef ribs and pork chops with his homemade sauce, serving them up along with rice, beans and collard greens to those with the late-night munchies.

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Rice, who arrived at Liverpool's John Lennon Airport late Thursday, also listed some personal items on her two-day itinerary.

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In late 2009, Alpha was less than 2% of assets in Mr. Rice's biggest fund at BlackRock.

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In the late nineteen-eighties, one of his closest friends from childhood, Alan Rice, was the show director for a Las Vegas festival, Cinetex, that was organized by Interface in collaboration with the American Film Institute.

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Ms. Rice told CBS's "60 Minutes" in 2008 she opposes late-term abortion and supports parental notification for minors seeking abortion.

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Susan Rice, now the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, withdrew from consideration late last year in the face of Republican criticism of her role in the administration's handling of the aftermath of the terrorist attacks in Benghazi, Libya, on Sept. 11, 2012.

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However, Security Council President Susan Rice, who is also the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, advised caution late Friday.

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