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...Cheney was a major factor in encouraging Robert Zoellick, a forceful conservative realist, to become Rice's Deputy Secretary-which may be a sign of new vice presidential wisdom as well. Philip Zelikow, who won praise as executive director of the 9/11 commission, will probably serve as Rice's counselor. Nicholas Burns, a career diplomat, will probably be Under Secretary for Political Affairs...
...Republicans acted as though they were badly stung, so the public thought they were,” Zelikow said...
...Zelikow said the public hearings that took place while the commission was working had both positive and negative ramifications. He said that although the hearings familiarized the public with issues and gave credibility to the staff, they were extremely time consuming...
...almost couldn’t advance the investigation,” Zelikow said. “We’re fortunate that we were able to pull things out the way we did under the circumstances...
...Zelikow previously worked together on The Kennedy Tapes, a book about the Cuban missile crisis published...