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updated 8:19 a.m. ET Nov. 18, 2004

WASHINGTON - Condoleezza Rice, nominated to be secretary of state, will undergo a minor surgical procedure at a Washington hospital on Friday, a spokesman said.

Sean McCormack said Rice would remain overnight at the hospital and return to work the next day or so.

Rice is having a uterine fibroid embolization, a minimally invasive procedure to block arteries that supply blood to fibroid tumors, he said. It did not involve cancer or a life-threatening condition, McCormack said.

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