Friday, December 22, 2006

Rice: U.S. ready to elect Black President

Published Friday, December 22, 2006
From asap

America is ready to elect a black president.

That's the word from Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

Rice is the nation's highest-ranking black government official. She has repeatedly said she will not run for president, despite high popularity ratings and measurable support in opinion polls.

IN HER WORDS

"Yes, I think a black person can be elected president," Rice said in an Associated Press interview Thursday. She declined to say whether she would like to see her predecessor, Colin Powell, become a candidate. Powell is a fellow black Republican.
"I'm not going to give Colin any advice and he's not going to give me any advice on this one," Rice said.

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