Confirmed, But Exposed Condoleeza Rice thought she was through the woods after taking a sound drubbing from Barbara Boxer at her senate confirmation hearing. No such luck. Her lies will now be the subject of a NINE HOUR DEBATE in congress. This is going to be fun. The Democratic Senate leadership expects to reach an agreement with Senate Republicans for a nine-hour debate on the confirmation of Condoleezza Rice next Tuesday, a senior Democratic Senate source told RAW STORY Wednesday evening. The agreement, which must be reached by unanimous consent, but which is very much expected, will allow Democratic senators not on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee to voice their thoughts about Rice on the Senate floor. Read it at The Blue Lemur: