Does the Liberal Press Like Rice?

The unoffical announcement that Dr. Condoleezza Rice will be nominated to lead U.S. diplomatic efforts during President Bush's second term by replacing Colin Powell headlined mainstream news sources this morning. Rice, considered more of a foreign-policy hard-liner than Powell, has been Bush's national security adviser for four years.

A quick scan of photographs in some of the major news websites reveals to me the subtle bias accompanying this announcement.

Why did ABC choose this rather stern picture of Dr. Rice?

How about this photo from CNN? Couldn't they find one without her mouth open?

This one from CBS is decidedly neutral...perhaps even pleasant.

Fox News found this photo. Whew! I was almost convinced that the woman never smiled.