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Profiles of Influential Women

These women number among the most powerful individuals of our times, and run the gamut from entertainment to politics.
Profile of Maria Pinto - Biography of Maria Pinto
Profile of Maria Pinto, a favorite designer of Michelle Obama during her husband's 2008 presidential campaign.
Susan Rice Profile - Biography of Susan Rice
A profile of Susan Rice, nominated by Barack Obama as the US Ambassador to the United Nations.
Profile of Madelyn Payne Dunham, Barack Obama's Grandmother
Profile of Madelyn Payne Dunham, Barack Obama's grandmother
Michelle Obama and the 2008 Presidential Race
She's been called "an angry black woman" and been compared to Jackie Kennedy. Who is Michelle Obama, the self-professed 'working class girl' who has a very good shot to break ground as the nation's first black First Lady?
Condoleezza Rice
Perhaps the most powerful woman in the Bush Administration, Condoleezza Rice has never forgotten the lessons of her upbringing. A profile of this influential Presidential advisor and Bush Cabinet member.

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