Podium Roundup

I promised a podium shot roundup for this week, and here it is. Click for a larger version. But here's the problem: go do a Yahoo News search for photos of Condi, and you'll be shocked to see that this week alone merited, in their view, nearly 30 pages of photos. And it's not like they're terribly compelling pictures. Is Condi the most photographed non-elected official in US history? I believe this shot, especially, says it all:

U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice is seen through a camera tripod as she briefs the media in the Chancellery in Berlin, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2005 following talks with German Chancellor Angela Merkel. (AP Photo/Jockel Finck)

See what I mean? The place was so lousy with photographers, they actually had to shoot through each others' tripods!