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Is it really a paradox?

The lede from a piece in tomorrow’s Post

Condoleezza Rice, who will be named as Colin L. Powell’s replacement as early as today, has forged an extraordinarily close relationship with President Bush. But, paradoxically, many experts consider her one of the weakest national security advisers in recent history in terms of managing interagency conflicts.

I’m gonna assume there was a smirk on someone’s face.

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