10 Questions for Karen Hughes

The former television reporter, known around the White House as the only person besides Laura Bush who can tell the President he's wrong, now has the job of bridging the chasm between the U.S. and the Muslim world. Hughes, 49, spoke with TIME's Elaine Shannon and Jay Carney about how soccer and Oprah figure into her role as Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy.

THERE'S A FAMOUS PICTURE IN OUR OFFICE OF A COWBOY SAYING "THERE WERE A HELLUVA LOT OF THINGS THEY DIDN'T TELL ME WHEN I HIRED ON WITH THIS OUTFIT." WHAT HAVE YOU FOUND OUT ABOUT THE...

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