NEW : Susan Rice 's seeming destiny is derailed by GOP opposition over the Benghazi attack . Rice was a high school valedictorian and a Rhodes scholar . Her mentor Madeleine Albright recommended her for a top political job in the 1990s . She became ambassador to the UN, where she served until 2012.
NEW : Susan Rice 's seeming destiny is derailed by GOP opposition over the Benghazi attack . Rice was a high school valedictorian and a Rhodes scholar . Her mentor Madeleine Albright recommended her for a top political job in the 1990s . Insiders say Rice is aggressive , has sharp elbows and rubbed some the wrong way .