Rice to Undergo Surgery
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Condoleezza Rice (search), nominated to be secretary of state, will undergo a minor surgical procedure at a Washington hospital on Friday, a spokesman said.
Sean McCormack said Rice would remain overnight at the hospital and return to work the next day or so.
Rice is having a uterine fibroid embolization (search), a minimally invasive procedure to block arteries that supply blood to fibroid tumors, he said. It did not involve cancer or a life-threatening condition, McCormack said.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}President Bush announced on Tuesday that Rice, 50, currently his national security adviser, will succeed Secretary of State Colin Powell (search). Her nomination must be confirmed by the Senate.