Rice plugs nuclear power, US oil exploration (AFP)

US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice speaks to the press at the State Department in Washington on May 13, 2008. The United States needs to explore more for oil at home and tap nuclear power as part of a comprehensive energy policy, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in an interview aired Friday.(AFP/File/Nicholas Kamm) AFP - The United States needs to explore more for oil at home and tap nuclear power as part of a comprehensive energy policy, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice said in an interview aired Friday.