(MediaBuyerPlanner) Before becoming confirmed as secretary of state, Condoleezza Rice said, "I want them out," to skin magazines like Playboy and Penthouse sold at two State Department newsstands - though placed under brown paper covers - writes U.S. News.

Once confirmed, Rice began the eviction of the magazines. "The secretary wanted them gone immediately," said senior adviser Jim Wilkinson. "She didn't understand how a department that claimed to fight for the rights of women worldwide could sell pornography that degrades women." He added that the magazines "could be seen as contributing to a hostile work environment."

Together with the State's internal manager and several State women, Wilkinson got the racy magazines removed. Now, some of those women have their eye on other male publications like Maxim and FHM.

State News's Richard Williams won't listen. A ban on XXX magazines is one thing, "but Maxim," he said, "is a bestseller."