Hillary Clinton Secretary of State

U.S. Government Sponsors First TED Talk at State Department

Adriana Dunn | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: TED Talks, TED@State, State Department, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Poverty, Politics News

This event features an half-dozen speakers, with expertise in subjects ranging from market-based solutions for global poverty to the economic and social effects of the Internet and more,

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21st Century Statecraft, For Real

Craig Newmark | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics

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It involves people in government listening, and responding. This is for real, I'm seeing the tools built to make it happen.More at 21st Century Sta...

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Clinton: Israel Must Halt West Bank Settlements

AP | ROBERT BURNS | Posted 06.27.2009 | World

Read More: Israel, Hillary Clinton, Israel Settlements, West Bank Settlements, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, World News

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton urged Israel in unusually blunt terms Wednesday to completely halt settlements on land th...

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Hillary Clinton's First 100 Days

Stephen Zunes | Posted 06.25.2009 | Politics

Read More: u.s. Foreign Policy, Soft Power, Israel, Obama Administration, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Obama's Cabinet, Politics News

It is not unusual for a president to want to be his own secretary of state, but rarely has a secretary so badly wanted to be her own president.

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Justice Dept Asks Judge To Dismiss Anti-Clinton Suit

AP | NEDRA PICKLER | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Clinton, Judicial Watch, Justice Department, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Justice Department is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit that argues that Hillary Rodham Clinton cannot legally serve as secre...

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Letter From Paris: Burma -- Aung San Suu Kyi Goes on Trial in Prison

Beth Arnold | Posted 06.18.2009 | World

Read More: Jim Carrey, Aung San Suu Kyi, Democracy, U.S. Campaign for Burman, Burma Junta, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Burma, World News

The trial of Burmas pro-democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi opened Monday amid tight security at an infamous jail in the country's main city.

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Hillary Learns a Lesson

Taylor Marsh | Posted 06.02.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Edwards, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton Mark Penn, Hillary Clinton State Department, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Mark Penn, State Department, Politics News

I still get emails, and a smattering of sore winner comments, that Secretary Clinton will be the undoing of President Obama. Hoping ain't gettin'. Hasn't happened yet.

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Obama's First 100 Days: My 10 Favorite Moments

Adriana Dunn | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gary Locke, Troop Withdrawl, Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Bo the Dog, Steven Chu, Obama Inauguration, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Obama 100 Days, Guantananamo Bay, Iraq Troop Withdrawal, Participate in Government, Hillary Clinton, Politics News

It's been a momentous time for America and our new president, who has restored the faith of many in our nation and our government.

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Green News Report - April 28, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 05.29.2009 | Green

IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Swine flu protection, nuthin' but pork, said the Republicans; California's new fuel regulations threaten corn ethanol; Does ...

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The First 100 Days: A Whole That Is Greater Than Its Parts

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 05.29.2009 | Politics

Read More: Venezuela, Gaza, Ronald Reagan, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, George W. Bush, President Obama, Iran, Democratic Party, Finance, Financial Crisis, Timothy Geithner, Afpak, Israel, Tea Party, Republican Party, Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Bill Clinton, Timothy Geithner Treasury Secretary, Hillary Clinton 2008, Afghanistan, Terrorism, Joe Biden, Democrats, Russia Georgia War, Barack Obama, Al Qaeda, Afghanistan War, Iraq War, Wall Street, Rahm Emanuel, David Axelrod, Jimmy Carter, Banks, Banking Crisis, Moscow, Europe, Iraq, China, Republicans, Politics News

When Obama became president, the country was reeling economically, directionless in foreign policy, losing credibility abroad and suffering a crisis of confidence at home. He has begun to turn all of this around.

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Put A Pin On It: Hillary's Best Brooches And What We Think They Mean (SLIDESHOW)

Lindsay Mannering | Posted 05.27.2009 | Style

Read More: Hillary Clinton Style, Slideshow, Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton Brooch, Hillary Clinton, Madeline Albright, Brooch, Brooches, Madeleine Albright Brooches, Hillary Clinton Brooches, Style News

If you're thinking about becoming a Secretary of State, you better know how to spell "brooch" and how to pin one on silk blend.

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Clinton Answers 'Digital Town Hall' Questions In Dominican Republic (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 05.18.2009 | World

Read More: Video, Latin America, Summit of the Americas, 5th Summit of the Americas, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, Clinton Summit of the Americas, World News

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is holding a "Digital Town Hall" in the Dominican Republic to answer questions submitted online. Watch live vide...

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A Mother, Her Son and a Test of America's New Foreign Policy

Steve Ralls | Posted 05.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Aeryn Gilleran, Austria, Missing Persons, Kathy Gilleran, Pflag, Vienna, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Politics News

Because until the search for Aeryn is taken seriously, we cannot truly say that LGBT equality - and respect for the dignity of LGBT people - is a pillar of U.S. foreign policy.

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Raping Afghanistan

Leighton Woodhouse | Posted 05.07.2009 | World

Read More: Marital Rape, Hamid Karzai, Hillary Clinton, Afghanistan, Senator Clinton, Afghan Women, Afghan Taliban, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Foreign Affairs, Advocacy, World News

One thing is clear from Afghanistan: military means do not well serve social or humanitarian ends, and nor does lofty and empty rhetoric.

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Russia, Iran, and the New Realism

Frankie Sturm | Posted 05.01.2009 | World

Read More: Russia, Obama Afghanistan, India, Afghanistan, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Iran, Barack Obama, Realism, Afghanistan War, Islamic Republic of Iran, World News

It seems like realism is enjoying a worldwide renaissance. Russian President Dmitri Medvedev took to the editorial pages of the Washington Post today,...

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March 30, 2009, news update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 04.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Auto Industry, Aig, Michelle Obama, Sean Penn, Wagoner, President Obama, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Bill O'Reilly, Michigan, White House Garden, Politics News

Bloviator Bill O'Reilly says he boycotts Sean Penn's movies because he doesn't like his politics. Well then, Mr. O'Reilly, I guess Sean Penn just won't watch your show.

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Sarah, Greta & Scientology--Part II: Van Susteren Doth Protest Too Much

Geoffrey Dunn | Posted 04.29.2009 | Media

Read More: Scientology, John McCain, John Coale, Greta Van Susteren, John Travolta, John Coale Sarah Palin, Todd Palin, Palin, McCain Palin, John Travolta Scientology, Sarah Palin, Sarah Palin Greta Van Susteren, Bill Clinton, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Bill Clinton Fundraisers for Hillary, Fox News, Hillary Clinton, Tom Cruise Scientology, Media News

There are some serious journalistic conflicts of interest taking place here, and Van Susteren is either being duplicitous or disingenuous to characterize them as "silly."

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Balancing the Equation: AfPak Security at the Expense of Governmental Stability

Vikrum Aiyer | Posted 04.25.2009 | World

Two tactics that Administration officials are entertaining in the region strongly beg the question as to whether Obama is placing a premium on security, at the expense of government stability.

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Clinton: Mexico Violence Fueled By America's 'Insatiable' Demand For Drugs

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 04.25.2009 | World

Read More: Mexico, Mexico Drug Wars, Mexico Violence, Mexico Drug Violence, Mexico Drugs, Mexico Gang, Drug Gangs, Mexico Drug Gangs, Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Hillary Clinton Mexico, Mexico City-Mexico, Clinton Mexico, Insatiable Demand, Clinton Mexico Drug, World News

MEXICO CITY — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday pledged to stand "shoulder to shoulder" with Mexico in its violent str...

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Burmese Opposition Urges US To Talk To Junta

AP | Posted 04.25.2009 | World

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YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar's opposition party urged the U.S. to open talks with the country's junta, a spokesman said Wednesday, the last day of ...

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Hillary Clinton, E-Diplomat, Embraces New Media

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 04.23.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Her videos aren't quite viral yet and she's not tweeting, but Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is embracing new media, usi...

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The Two-State "Solution" is No Solution

Patricia DeGennaro | Posted 04.11.2009 | World

Read More: Israeli-Palestinian Conflict, Israeli Settlements, Mideast Peace Process, Gaza, West Bank, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Israel, Palestine, Obama, Two-State Solution, u.s. Foreign Policy, World News

Secretary of State Clinton stated that the U.S. will vigorously pursue a two-state solution every step of the way and underscored that there is no time to waste. While this reinvigorated U.S. engagement in the Israel-Palestine conflict is welcome, the declaration is too little, too late.

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Richard Gere: Clinton "Misspoke In The Moment" On Human Rights

CNN | Posted 04.10.2009 | Politics

Read More: Hillary Clinton, Tibet, Richard Gere, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Politics News

Actor Richard Gere told Wolf Blitzer in an interview on Monday that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton "misspoke in the moment" when she said that hum...

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A Progressive Strategy for US-North Korea Relations

Peter Henne | Posted 04.07.2009 | World

Read More: Nuclear-Proliferation, Hillary Clinton, Obama Foreign Policy, North Korea Nuclear Program, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, North Korea, World News

Every neighborhood has that bratty kid, who insists on being allowed to play with the big kids, throwing a tantrum if refused. North Korea is the bratty kid of North Asia.

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Obama To Visit Turkey

AP | SUZAN FRASER and ROBERT BURNS | Posted 04.07.2009 | World

Read More: Foreign Relations, Syria, Us, Hillary Clinton Secretary of State, Foreign Policy, World News

ANKARA, Turkey — For one of his first foreign visits, President Barack Obama will call on NATO ally Turkey, an overwhelmingly Muslim country vie...

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