Condoleezza Rice and Aretha Franklin in a charity concert Philadelphia

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It was an unlikely pairing. Stage left, Condoleezza Rice, the former Republican darling, a classically trained pianist and academic perhaps better known as George Bush's enforcer. Stage right, Aretha Franklin the Queen of Soul, the voice of black emancipation and a performer at the inauguration of Barack Obama.

The former US secretary of state and Franklin took the stage last night at Philadelphia's Mann Music Centre in a rare duet. Their aim was to raise money for urban children and awareness for music and the arts.

Their appearance in the three-hour concert before an estimated crowd of 8,000 overflowed with Franklin's catalogue of hits and arias from the world of opera and classical music.

"We decided to give it a try," Franklin said. "So here we are, in the city of Brotherly -- and Sisterly -- Love."

Rice played piano while Franklin sang her hit I Say A Little Prayer as well as My Country, 'Tis of Thee. Earlier in the programme, Rice performed a selection from Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor with the orchestra, a piece she said she practised furiously.

Franklin even tickled the ivories a few times, including for a song from her new album A Woman Falling Out of Love, which will be released later this year. She also sang a duet -- The Way We Were -- with surprise guest Ronald Isley.

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[xxxhendrixjoe555xxx]

she looks nice,without the secretary grade

[xxxhendrixjoe555xxx]

she looks nice

[SedanChair]

Man, no wonder Qaddafi had the hots for her

[selftrainedjedi]

Super spy, a Doctor and a talented musician! really makes me feel like a loser. Oh yeah and she's rich...and i'm poor ...now i really feel like a loser. Is she married? Maybe she would like to go out with a ugly poor loser who will spend her money and make her play showtunes. She is pretty hot acually

[punxsutawneybarney]

Condi perjured herself when she told the 9/11 Commission that the "Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US" memo was not a warning. It warned of preparations for hijackings and planned attacks in the US. She got strong warnings from the CIA on 5/30 and 7/10; Tenet and Blee agreed that had she acted, 9/11 could have been prevented. Cofer Black said "We did everything but pull the trigger to the gun we were holding to her head." See my video "Condi Lied Under Oath to the 9/11 Widows"

[AmbitionzGamer]

Condoleezza Rice is hot.