Rice to Have Minor Surgery
WASHINGTON — Condoleezza Rice, nominated to be secretary of State, will undergo a minor surgical procedure at a Washington hospital Friday, a spokesman said.
Sean McCormack said Rice would remain overnight at the hospital.
Rice is having a uterine fibroid embolization, a minimally invasive procedure that is usually done under local anesthesia to block arteries that supply blood to fibroid tumors in the uterus, he said. It did not involve cancer or a life-threatening condition, McCormack said.
President Bush announced Tuesday his selection of Rice, 50, currently his national security advisor, to succeed Secretary of State Colin L. Powell. Her nomination is conditional on confirmation by the Senate.
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