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Race and gender in the current presidential race seem to have finally risen to the surface as topics. I guess the one question I haven't heard raised in relation to this is: Would Hilary Clinton's gender affect her ability to work for peace in the Middle East? And what I mean by that is that many of the cultures in that area devalue women and would not take a woman seriously. I have heard that this has affected Condi Rice quite a bit. Obviously, here in the US her gender is not a barrier to her being respected. But I don't think it's ludicrous to ask if it would be in the realm of foreign diplomacy.

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