U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice (R) and Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld (3rd L) prepare their notes before testifying at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing in Washington March 9, 2006. The group spoke on President George W. Bush's request for additional resources to assist in ongoing military, diplomatic, and intelligence operations in the global war on terror, stabilization and counter-insurgency activities in Iraq and Afghanistan and other humanitarian assistance. REUTERS/Jason Reed