In her role as UN ambassador, Ms Rice has been credited with representing US interests in negotiations over sanctions against Iran - although somecriticssay the eventual agreement was not as tough as the US might have liked.
Somecriticssay this is unconstitutional, as it interferes with the requirement that trials should be of reasonable duration and that due legal process must be observed.
Many already have, and brush wars are raging as companies and investors try to lock down generic names that somecriticssay should be open to all users.
With John Negroponte the first person to serve as director of national intelligence leaving for a State Department job, somecriticssay the time may be right for more changes in the intelligence apparatus.