Washington insider Susan Rice could face tough nomination battle
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span>, <span word="Susan">Susan</span> <span word="Rice">Rice</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="touted">touted</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="contender">contender</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="replace">replace</span> <span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="nominated">nominated</span>, <span word="Rice">Rice</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="difficult">difficult</span> <span word="path">path</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="confirmation">confirmation</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="being">being</span> <span word="caught">caught</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="battle">battle</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="White">White</span> <span word="House">House</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Capitol">Capitol</span> <span word="Hill">Hill</span> <span word="Republicans">Republicans</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="September">September</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="consulate">consulate</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Benghazi">Benghazi</span>, <span word="Libya">Libya</span>.</p><p><span word="Ambassador">Ambassador</span> <span word="Rice">Rice</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="insider">insider</span> <span word="practically">practically</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="birth">birth</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="grew">grew</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="affluent">affluent</span> <span word="Washington">Washington</span> <span word="circles">circles</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="daughter">daughter</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="governor">governor</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Federal">Federal</span> <span word="Reserve">Reserve</span> <span word="System">System</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="distinguished">distinguished</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="academically">academically</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Stanford">Stanford</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="California">California</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="post">post</span>-<span word="graduate">graduate</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="Oxford">Oxford</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="England">England</span>.</p><p><span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="political">political</span> <span word="star">star</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="rising">rising</span>, <span word="first">first</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="administration">administration</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="assistants">assistants</span>, <span word="then">then</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="assistant">assistant</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Affairs">Affairs</span>.</p><p><span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="supporter">supporter</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="advisor">advisor</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="then">then</span>-<span word="candidate">candidate</span> <span word="Barack">Barack</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="United">United</span> <span word="Nations">Nations</span> <span word="ambassador">ambassador</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="January">January</span> 2009.</p><p><span word="American">American</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="professor">professor</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="author">author</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Bosco">Bosco</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="Rice">Rice</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="resum">resum</span>é <span word="as">as</span> <span word="well">well</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="close">close</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Obama">Obama</span>.</p><p>"<span word="She">She</span> <span word="understands">understands</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="U">U</span>.<span word="S">S</span>. <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="machine">machine</span> <span word="works">works</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="that">that</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="extremely">extremely</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span>," <span word="Bosco">Bosco</span> <span word="said">said</span>. "<span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="relationship">relationship</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="valuable">valuable</span>. <span word="That">That</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="real">real</span> <span word="asset">asset</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="secretary">secretary</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="state">state</span>, <span word="because">because</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="interacts">interacts</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="leaders">leaders</span>, <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="diplomats">diplomats</span>, <span word="they">they</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="likely">likely</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="daylight">daylight</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="president">president</span>.”</p>
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