Condoleezza reveals marriage hope

Former US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has suggested that 2009 may be the year she focuses her attention on the prospect of wedding planning.

Speaking to iconic American actress Whoopi Goldberg on US chat show The View, the 54-year-old politician explained that she has been too busy with her career to look for love.

"People say you work so hard and you've dedicated so much to your career that you're really shorting your personal life, but the truth of the matter is that I've never found anyone I wanted to marry. It doesn't mean I won't, but I didn't - yet," she said.

Condoleezza was reportedly engaged to former professional American football player Rick Upchurch in the 70s, but has never married.

Meanwhile, the latest media rumours speculate that the new First Lady Michelle Obama may be expecting her third child, just weeks after Barack's inauguration.

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