National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice will go before the federal panel reviewing the Sept. 11 attacks next Thursday. Rice will testify under oath for about 2 1/2 hours, with much of the questioning expected to focus on what outgoing Clinton officials told her about the al-Qaida threat and her response afterward. “She’s obviously a very important witness who will be able to share the facts that pertain to the counterterrorism policy in the Bush administration, particularly in its earliest months,” commission spokesman Al Felzenberg told The Associated Press. “The commission looks forward to hearing from her.” Full Story