Condoleezza Rice:
Most Powerful Woman in the World

Forbes annual "the 100 Most Powerful Women" in the world was released late Thursday and topping the list was Condoleezza Rice.

America's first female African-American Secretary of State was dubbed the most powerful woman in the world by the nation's most respected business magazine.

"She advises the leader of the world's largest superpower and has an unparalleled level of trust with and access to the president," Forbes says in explaining her selection, adding that "she has served two other U.S. presidents, George H.W. Bush and Ronald Reagan. For all of these reasons, and more, Rice, 50, is the most powerful woman in the world."

The magazine also notes that Condi is a potential 2008 presidential candidate as a "long shot."

Still, history could be in the making.

"... a run by Rice for the presidency would make history in the U.S.," Forbes says.

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The Forbes rankings are made using a complex formula based on a composite of visibility (measured by press citations) and economic impact.

The latter, in turn, reflects three things: résumé (a prime minister is more powerful than a senator); the size of the economic sphere over which a leader holds sway; and a multiplier that aims to make different economic yardsticks comparable. For example, a politician is assigned a GDP number but gets a low multiplier, while a foundation executive is assigned the foundation's assets but gets a high multiplier.

Forbes editors did their tabulations and here is how the big girls stack up:

The Top Ten

Condoleezza Rice
Wu Yi, China's vice premier for health
Yulia Tymoshenko, Ukraine's prime minister
Gloria Arroyo, Phillipines' President
Margaret Whitman, Ebay CEO
Anne Mulcahy, Xerox CEO
Sallie Krawcheck, Citigroup CFO
Brenda Barnes, Sara Lee CEO
Oprah Winfrey, 'nuf said
Melinda Gates, Bill's wife

Notably absent from the list was New York Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, arguably the most influential Democrat in the United States.

Do You Really Know Condi Rice?

Condeleezza Rice has become the first African American woman Secretary of State. Have you asked yourself if you know the real Condi?

You probably know surprisingly little about Condi -- unless you read NewsMax's special report "Condi's Values."

This report will knock your socks off -- and you'll find out why there is talk of a President Condoleezza Rice.

NewsMax delves into her growing popularity - why she has even been talked about as a possible replacement for Vice President Dick Cheney if he becomes ill.

The media portray Rice as simply a loyal aide to President Bush.

But NewsMax Magazine goes far beyond that in our special report to find out what really drives Condi. (You can get your copy of this report by clicking here. )

In our special report you'll find out about about:

The story Condi loves to tell when shocked San Francisco liberals found out she supported Ronald Reagan.
The inside story of how she rose to power -- who backed her and why.
Her spiritual journey: What Condi says about prayer and her Christian faith.
The vision for America that motivates her and the president.
Her surprising connection to Madeleine Albright.
Special bond: Why the president relies on Rice more than any other adviser.
Why Condi is called the "White House sphinx."
The power struggles inside the White House.
The reasons liberals detest her: she's a woman, a Christian, an academic, Black and a Republican!
One of her closest friends reveals to NewsMax what really happened in the Bush White House in the months before 9/11.
Condi's remarkable background that inspires us.
Reports about her interest in running for governor of California.

NewsMax's "Condi's Values" includes all this and more.

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Dick Morris Exclusive: It's Condi vs. Hillary in 2008

Dick Morris, the nation's most prominent political consultant, says the 2008 race is shaping up to be showdown between two of America's most popular women: Condi Rice and Hillary Clinton.

Dick Morris exclusively details how the 2008 race could turn out to be the race of the century in this special edition of NewsMax Magazine.

Few are better positioned to analyze the 2008 race than Dick Morris.

Morris, who also serves as a Fox News commentator, accurately called the 2004 race for Bush when most pundits and polls said Bush would lose.

And few know Bill and Hillary Clinton better than Dick Morris. For more than two decades Dick Morris was an intimate friend and advisor to Bill & Hillary.

It was Dick Morris who Hillary first called during the desperate days of the Clinton's first term in the White House.

Now Dick Morris tells all about Hillary's strengths and weaknesses, and why she is definitely the Democratic nominee in 2008.

In a surprising analysis, Morris writes in NewsMax Magazine that Condoleezza Rice is the only Republican on the national scene who can beat Hillary and keep the GOP in the White House.

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In this special NewsMax report "Condi vs. Hillary," Morris reveals:

How Hillary planned her presidential run for decades and how Morris was stunned when he first heard of her "Governor Hillary" plans
Morris' secret polls on behalf of candidate Hillary
The vow Hillary made when she discovered the shocking poll results
The role Bill Clinton will play - and what Bill really thinks of a President Hillary
Details of Hillary's desperation call to him in Sept. of 1994.
The political maneuver Morris taught Hillary -- one she is employing to win the Presidency. Hillary called Morris a "little devil" when she grasped his idea.
The frightening reality: how Hillary, despite her negatives, could be elected President
Why Condi Rice is America's Thatcher, and the only candidate who can stop Hillary.
Why Condi can beat Rudy, McCain or even Schwarzenegger in the primaries and win the November election.
How Rice's candidacy would enrage the "liberal" establishment and "shatter all the glass ceilings" in America.
How Condi Rice's resume shames Hillary; Condi made it on her own - Hillary grabbed onto Bill coattails

There is much, much more in Dick Morris' penetrating analysis of the 2008 race - and the likely showdown between Condoleezza Rice and Hillary Clinton.

Clearly Hillary has already set in motion her 2008 race - making Dick Morris' special "Condi vs. Hillary" report for every American.

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