Rice says US-India nuclear deal good for the world (AP)

By MATTHEW LEE, Associated Press Writer 7 minutes ago PERTH, Australia - Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said Thursday that a proposed U.S.-India nuclear energy deal is good for both countries and for global efforts to reduce the spread of atomic technology and greenhouse gas emissions. In her first public comments on the agreement since India's government won a confidence vote that paves its way forward, Rice said the Bush administration would press U.S. lawmakers to approve the agreement in the coming months. "I think we can make a very good case that this is not just a landmark deal but a positive landmark deal," she told reporters aboard her plane as she flew from an Asian security conference in Singapore to Australia. "It's certainly our hope that we can get through all the processes and get this done in the... [read full story]