Secretary of State

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An Open Letter To Secretary Clinton About The Gross Neglect Of Women's Reproductive Rights In India

Nancy Northup | Posted 11.25.2009 | World

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Maternal mortality in India is public health crisis. The Indian government must be held accountable for its inaction in the face of this gross neglect of women's reproductive rights.

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Hillary Clinton Has Intense Exchange With Students In Pakistan

news.aol.com | Posted 10.29.2009 | Politics

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Thursday that Pakistan squandered opportunities over the years to kill or capture leaders of the a...

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Matt Damon Narrates Video Against World Hunger

Posted 10.16.2009 | Impact

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The U.S. State Department released a video narrated by Matt Damon in late September to YouTube, describing the world food crisis and how global climat...

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Leave Punishing Iran to Iranians

Melody Moezzi | Posted 10.13.2009 | World

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It's clear that Iran's strongest adversary today remains within its own borders. The current Iranian regime has far more to fear from its own people than it does from any foreign powers.

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My Husband Is Not the Secretary of State

Gershon Hepner | Posted 09.14.2009 | Politics

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Hillary can't win when in the Congo in a tizzy, she has to prove that she is busy... Running the affairs of State, and not the ex-pres who's her mate...

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Clinton Dismisses Questions About Her Tart Response To Questioner: "Psychobabble" Says Close Aide

AP | MATTHEW LEE and BARRY SCHWEID | Posted 09.13.2009 | World

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MONROVIA, Liberia — A close aide to Hillary Rodham Clinton dismissed as "psychobabble" the fuss over the secretary of state's barbed response to...

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Congo: Clinton Announces $17M To Help Rape Victims, A First Step Toward Breaking Cycle Of Pain And War

Charles London | Posted 09.11.2009 | World

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The war in Congo, brutal though it is, is not fought for no reason. A complex array of actors with various goals and allegiances are vying for influence, control, and for power.

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The Farmer Out of the Dell: Who's Next in the USAID Courtship Ritual?

Sheila Herrling | Posted 09.08.2009 | Politics

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An arduous vetting process coupled with diminished authority is a virtual perfect storm for leaving the post vacant and the elevation of development and reform of foreign aid stalled.

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Clinton: North Korea Is Running Out Of Options On Nukes

AP | Posted 08.23.2009 | World

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PHUKET, Thailand - Faced with a fresh refusal by North Korea to give up its nuclear weapons program, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sa...

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Clinton: "Irreversible Denuclearization" Only Option For North Korea

AP | Posted 08.22.2009 | World

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PHUKET, Thailand - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says "irreversible denuclearization" is the only viable option for North Korea. Att...

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Hillary Clinton to have surgery on broken elbow

AP | Posted 07.18.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton expects to have surgery soon to repair a broken elbow she suffered in a fall in the State...

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Friday Talking Points [79] -- Judicial Activism And Bias

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.29.2009 | Politics

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"Judicial activism" (or, alternatively, "legislating from the bench") is defined -- no matter what your political beliefs -- as "judges not ruling the...

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Here Comes Clinton: Foreign Policy Set To Move Center Stage: Newsweek

Newsweek | Michael Hirsh | Posted 05.30.2009 | Politics

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Thanks to the global financial crisis, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has enjoyed something of a grace period over these first 100 days of the Oba...

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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

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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 Meets Russian Foreign Minister, Begins With Linguistic Hiccup

New York Times | Mark Landler | Posted 04.06.2009 | World

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GENEVA -- A carefully orchestrated, closely-watched meeting here between Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and her Russian counterpart began a...

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What Did Chinese Youth Think of Hillary Clinton's Visit?

Julian Baird Gewirtz | Posted 03.25.2009 | World

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Future trips, and future diplomatic efforts in China, should focus on broadening direct outreach to ordinary people, especially young people.

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Clinton In Asia: Local Media Respond (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 03.23.2009 | World

Hillary Clinton is currently in Asia on her first international trip as secretary of state. With stops in Indonesia, Japan, South Korea and China, Cl...

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North Korea Threatens To Launch Ballistic Missile Test

New York Times | Choe Sang-Hun | Posted 03.19.2009 | World

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North Korea threatened on Monday to test what its neighbors believe is a ballistic missile capable of reaching United States territory, even as Hillar...

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Clinton's Trip To Asia Underscores Importance Of Rising East

Christian Science Monitor | Howard LaFranchi | Posted 03.16.2009 | World

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The countries that Secretary Clinton will visit, beginning Monday, reflect the variety in the kinds of relations the United States has in Asia: There ...

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Is Hillary Soft Enough to be Smart?

Indra Adnan | Posted 03.14.2009 | Politics

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Hilary could not then and cannot now afford to promote 'soft power' for fear of appearing weak. 'Smart power', given her own concerns about politics and gender, is the best she can do.

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Diplomacy To Be Used Toward Same Militaristic Ends

antiwar.com | Doug Bandow | Posted 03.02.2009 | World

Much of the world has greeted the transfer of power from President George W. Bush to President Barack Obama with sighs of relief if not shouts of joy....

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Obama Signals Shift in Governing Philosophy

Max Stier | Posted 02.27.2009 | Politics

He is not just saying we need to improve government operations. He's saying we need to put this issue front and center and then he is taking real action.

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Anybody Know What 'Smart Power' Means?

Lionel Beehner | Posted 02.23.2009 | World

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Hand it to Hillary Clinton. She's managed to sum up the bold new direction of US foreign policy into a bumper-friendly catchphrase: smart power. Sufficiently vague, the phrase is remarkable for its meaninglessness.

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Smart Power and the New Secretary of State

Kathleen Reardon | Posted 02.22.2009 | Politics

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Smart power in the service of the robust diplomacy Clinton intends to implement is about listening, learning what the other side truly wants and needs rather than reliance on assumptions.

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McCain Praises Clinton, Draws On Obama's Inaugural Address

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Hillary Clinton's ascension to the post of Secretary of State has never really been in doubt, even after Sen. John Cornyn put a hold on a confirm...

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