Ms. Rice played down the idea of a breakthrough on this trip, calling the Israeli-Palestinian talks "a work in progress".
In theory, it could make sense for NASA to be doing the high-risk advanced research that could yield breakthroughs for a trip to Mars.
I'd had my ramen breakthrough on my first trip to Tokyo a few years ago.
There were no such skis in 1972 when Thoren had a skiing breakthrough after her first trip down the mountain on equipment she personally reconfigured.
Geopolitics today is too complex, messy, and various to be bent to America's will by an overarching doctrine like containment, or a massive initiative like the Marshall Plan, or a single breakthrough like Nixon's trip to China.
However, the prime minister does not expect a breakthrough on Aamer during this trip.
China need not yet fret greatly about India's relations with Japan: despite the prime ministerial hugs, this week's trip produced no breakthrough in strategic affairs.
American hopes of a breakthrough during Mr Bush's trip proved vain, though at least talks will continue in America next month.What particularly concerns the Americans is China's involvement with Pakistan's missile programme.
The ninth-seeded Wawrinka earned a breakthrough victory, gaining his first trip to a Grand Slam semifinal, where he will play the winner of Thursday night's match between No. 1 Novak Djokovic and Mikhail Youzhny.
