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Jun 29 2008, AP

Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice praised China’s earthquake recovery efforts during a visit to the disaster zone Sunday, contrasting Beijing’s “attentive” response with Myanmar’s reluctance to accept outside aid after a devastating cyclone.

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President Bush, left, looks on as Steven Preston, center, is sworn-in as Housing and Urban Development (HUD) secretary by White House Chief of Staff Joshua Bolten, right, Friday, June 6, 2008, at HUD in Washington. Preston’s wife Molly Preston holds the...