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Rice spoke to 400 Perth schoolgirls about her interests and ambitions When Condoleezza Rice's term in office ends, she is looking forward to "getting back to shopping", she says. The US secretary of state told girls at a school in Perth, Australia, that she used to "hit the stores" with her mother on Sunday mornings after church. "It's a great pastime, shopping. I love it, even if I don't buy anything. I just love going to the stores to look." Ms Rice was speaking as she stopped off in Australia on her return from the Asean summit in Singapore. She is making the informal visit on the invitation of Australian Foreign Minister Stephen Smith, and will also visit New Zealand - where protests against her are planned - before returning home. 'Academic' "I love to shop... but now I don't have much time," Ms Rice, 53, told some 400... [read full story]
