Rice visits Iraq

<b>Rice visits Iraq, urges reconciliation</b><br><br> US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice made an unannounced visit to Baghdad on Saturday even as US and Iraqi troops make initial gains in an offensive seen as a final push to end sectarian bloodshed that threatens to tear Iraq apart.<br><br> Rice lauded early progress in a military operation against militants in Baghdad, but said Iraqis had to use this "breathing space" to push ahead with reconciliation.