But another extremely challenging task facing the Bush administration is the need to improve the image of the United States around the world, a task made more difficult by allegations of prisoner abuse that have put the Bush administration on the defensive.

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Though her eight years in the Bush Administration may not have helped her image, Rice is one of a handful of Republicans that could get GOP voters excited and cause trouble for the Democrats.

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