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Clinton In Nigeria: US Elections, Like In 2000, Have Problems Too (VIDEO)

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 09.12.2009 | World

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, during a visit to Nigeria today, made a comparison between the elections in Nigeria and the United States, sayi...

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Need a Dose of Nature? An Exotic Spa? Try Wildfitness in Kenya

Beth Arnold | Posted 09.07.2009 | Style

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Beth Arnold

I felt a deep pull to Africa that I've not felt anywhere else in the world. Wildfitness was physically tough -- an exotic luxurious boot camp -- that captured our souls.

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Yikes! Bill Did NOT Upstage Hillary Again

Michelle Kraus | Posted 09.05.2009 | Politics

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Michelle Kraus

Can't we all take a moment and rejoice in the return of these two young women without throwing rotten tomatoes at our own Madam Secretary of State?

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"Free At last! Free At last! Thank God Almighty, (They) Are Free At Last!"

Michelle Kraus | Posted 09.04.2009 | Politics

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Michelle Kraus

Citizen journalists beware. Watch where you step! Don't hike over borders of hostile governments for the next year or two. Give Obama and Clinton time to rebuild American relations.

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Dear Secretary Clinton: Could You Please Find Out if This Congolese Child Is Still Alive?

Georgianne Nienaber | Posted 09.03.2009 | World

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Georgianne Nienaber

I know you won't have a lot of free time when you visit the DRC, so perhaps you could skip some interviews and visit eastern Congo. The people there believe that you will help them.

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What can Africa Hope for During Clinton Visit?

Todd Moss | Posted 08.31.2009 | World

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Todd Moss

Clinton, in choosing the largest economies and the continent's most influential capitals, is likely to highlight more traditional US economic and security interests than Obama did on his Ghana trip.

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What Can Africa Hope for During Clinton Visit?

Todd Moss | Posted 08.31.2009 | World

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Todd Moss

Secretary Clinton will be leaving August 5 for a seven-country tour of Africa. The itinerary suggests that the theme will be more real politik than President Obama's recent visit to Ghana.

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Green News Report - July 30, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 08.30.2009 | Green

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Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

In today's audio report: China & the U.S., together again

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Parenting Pyongyang

Jennifer Lind | Posted 08.30.2009 | World

Read More: Tokyo, Nuclear Weapons, Seoul, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, Iraq, China, Uighurs, Foreign Policy, North Korea, World News
Jennifer Lind

Hey! I cannot believe what I just saw, young man! What are you thinking? We've talked about this. You are not allowed to get nuclear weapons. Not while you live under my roof.

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Last Week in India: Hillary Clinton, Landslides and Opportunities

Eve Blossom | Posted 08.27.2009 | World

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Eve Blossom

India has a wonderful cultural and economic opportunity with a strategic competitive advantage in their incredibly skilled individuals, from textiles, furniture and basketry to woodcarving.

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Hillary Clinton's Nuclear Defense Umbrella for the Oil Price Gougers -- Who Pays?

Raymond J. Learsy | Posted 08.27.2009 | Business

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Raymond J. Learsy

Clinton, in her recent tour to Southeast Asia suggested clearly that the United States might well extend a "defense umbrella" protecting its Arab allies should Iran develop a nuclear weapons capability.

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President Obama: Working Hard for Israeli-Palestinian Peace

Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater | Posted 08.17.2009 | World

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Rabbi Joshua Levine Grater

As an American-Jewish leader, I am gratified to know that this president, and his team, are working diligently to find the path back toward peace.

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Clinton Consulted With Republicans, Neocons On Big Foreign Policy Speech

The Plum Line | Posted 08.14.2009 | Politics

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has consulted with a surprisingly diverse ideological bunch in the course of creating the major foreign policy spee...

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She's Out There! Her Name is Kara Silverman!

Amy Sewell | Posted 08.13.2009 | Politics

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Amy Sewell

As a country, we have grown up, adapted to the ever changing world, and begun to take responsibility for our role in its current state.

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Hondurans Resist Coup, Will Need Help From Other Countries

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 08.09.2009 | World

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Mark Weisbrot

It is clear that Hondurans won't be getting any help from the United States, so the rest of the world will have to scream bloody murder about the violence and repression going on there.

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Latin America Drags a Reluctant Washington Into Supporting Democracy in Honduras

Mark Weisbrot | Posted 08.01.2009 | World

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Mark Weisbrot

Why such reluctance to openly call for the immediate and unconditional return of an elected president, as the rest of the hemisphere and the United Nations has done?

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Obama Announces Special Envoy To Muslim World

CNN | Posted 08.01.2009 | Politics

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The Obama administration continued its outreach to the Muslim world Wednesday, introducing a new special envoy for Islamic relations tasked with impro...

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Supreme Court Can't Decide On Anti-Hillary Movie

AP | JESSE J. HOLLAND | Posted 07.30.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court signaled Monday that it could overturn decades-old laws on how money is spent on federal elections, raising the s...

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Clinton Cancels Overseas Travel Due To Arm Injury

Associated Press | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is canceling plans to attend international meetings in Italy and Greece this week as she ...

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Obama-Clinton: Significant Change in Foreign Policy

Lanny Davis | Posted 07.23.2009 | Politics

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Lanny Davis

This "team of rivals" has exceeded most people's expectations in the first five months and set a fundamentally new course in U.S. foreign policy.

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Why Americans Ignore the Poor

Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

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Rev. Gregory Seal Livingston

Urban populations across this country don't have enough food to eat in a country that pays farmers not to grow food.

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Hillary Clinton Hits A High Note

New York Magazine | Peter Keating | Posted 07.16.2009 | Local

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Just over a year ago, Hillary Clinton was bottoming out in her doomed presidential race, telling reporters she was soldiering on against Obama because...

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Friends Without Benefits: The Bush/Obama China Policy

Michael A. Santoro and Wendy Goldberg | Posted 07.13.2009 | World

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Michael A. Santoro and Wendy Goldberg

What will Obama, who spoke so eloquently about human rights in Cairo, say on these subjects when he makes his first visit to China? Given what we've seen to date, we're worried.

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Clinton Says Release Of Detainee Photos Could Endanger U.S. Diplomats

The Plum Line | Posted 07.11.2009 | Politics

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I noted here yesterday that at a press conference, Senator Lindsey Graham disclosed that Hillary Clinton had privately confided to him that she worrie...

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Clinton: I Turned Down Secretary Of State Offer At First (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Posted 07.08.2009 | Politics

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When Barack Obama first asked Hillary Clinton to be Secretary of State, she turned him down, she told ABC News' George Stephanopoulos Sunday. Clint...

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