Rice loves Fox tv, sees CBS anchor as "decent guy"

WASHINGTON, Jan 12 (Reuters) US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice let slip her media preferences, saying ''I love every single one'' of Fox News network's correspondents and also favors CBS anchor Harry Smith.

In comments overheard on an open microphone between morning television interviews, including one with Fox, the top US diplomat said: ''My Fox guys, I love every single one of them.'' But Rice told an aide that when she was next in Iraq she would like to do a ''one-on-one'' interview with CBS ''The Early Show'' anchor Harry Smith.

''He's a decent guy. I know they are like 55 in the ratings, but I like him,'' Rice said in comments monitored by Reuters on a television feed.

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