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She's an outstanding individual. She's fluent in Russian, German, French, Spanish, and I believe, Italian.

She forces herself to excel at anything she does.

Pick up a copy of this week's New Yorker. The article makes the connection between her closeness to the Bush family and her rise to power. She also is painted as somewhat more ambitious than other writers have done. The author, Nicholas Leman, believes that there is a quiet contest going on between Cheney and Rice for the 2004 vp slot.

Indeed, when asked if she'd like to be Vice President in 2004, Rice responded, "We already have a Vice President".

Talk about a non-answer answer.

Be Seeing You,

Chris

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Indeed, when asked if she'd like to be Vice President in 2004, Rice responded, "We already have a Vice President".

Talk about a non-answer answer.

That's one of the things Bush loves about her. On top of her other brilliant skills, she's a world-class "tap dancer." The master of the unresponsive response, she can drive an interviewer nuts.