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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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The Secret Superdelegate War Revealed

Erik Ose | Posted 07.05.2009 | Politics

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Erik Ose

It was one year ago today that Hillary Clinton announced plans to suspend her campaign for the Democratic nomination, and urged her supporters to unite behind Barack Obama.

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Gay US diplomats to receive equal benefits

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 06.23.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will soon announce that gay American diplomats will be given benefits similar to those th...

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Will Obama Retreat on Democracy?

Ted Piccone | Posted 05.15.2009 | World

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Ted Piccone

Obama needs to lead by example by implementing human rights reforms at home and by reminding colleagues they share a responsibility to follow universal democratic standards.

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Engaging Russia: Energy Could Still Be the Answer

Macha Levinson | Posted 04.02.2009 | World

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Macha Levinson

Russia needs Western know-how and financing to exploit its vast energy resources. And the US needs new energy suppliers until country is effectively weaned off foreign oil.

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Clinton Reassures China US Is A Good Investment

AP | MATTHEW LEE | Posted 03.25.2009 | World

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BEIJING — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says Washington and Beijing must work together if the world is to rebound from the fina...

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Clinton In Asia: Local Media Respond (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Jessica Gusman | Posted 03.23.2009 | World

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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 Eyes Asia For First Trip Abroad: Diplomats

AP | Posted 03.05.2009 | Politics

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WASHINGTON (AP) -- Hillary Rodham Clinton is looking to Asia as she plans her first trip abroad as secretary of state. Diplomats briefed on the plann...

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Diplomacy To Be Used Toward Same Militaristic Ends

antiwar.com | Doug Bandow | Posted 03.02.2009 | World

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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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Bush's Final Gift: Gaza

Eric Margolis | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics

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Eric Margolis

Just when we thought it was impossible for the calamitous George Bush and Svengali Dick Cheney to do any more damage to the world or to America's inte...

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"To Obama:" Introducing A New Verb: Part II

SaraKay Smullens | Posted 02.05.2009 | Politics

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SaraKay Smullens

"To Obama": 1. to rise above personal assault for the greater good; 2. to take rivals, hold them close, and use their innumerable talents for service.

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Reckoning Renditions to America's Allies

Frank Naif | Posted 01.16.2009 | World

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Frank Naif

While it's true that Guantanamo has been a blow to US prestige and moral leadership, the policy of rendition has unnecessarily complicated relations between the US and long-time allies.

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SNL: Amy Poehler's Hillary Clinton On Secretary Of State Selection (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Posted 10.04.2009 | Comedy

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She's back! To the delight of viewers, new-mom Amy Poehler returned to "Saturday Night Live," reprising her role as Hillary Clinton to address her ...

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Obama Introduces Clinton, National Security Team

Huffington Post/AP | Posted 01.01.2009 | Politics

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President-elect Barack Obama announced Monday that Robert Gates would remain as defense secretary, making President Bush's Pentagon chief his own as h...

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Clinton-Obama Detente: From Top Rival To Top Aide

New York Times | ELISABETH BUMILLER | Posted 12.23.2008 | Politics

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The thaw in the resentful relationship between the most powerful woman in the Democratic Party and her younger male rival began at the party's conven...

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Hillary Clinton: Secretary of State

Huffington Post | Posted 03.10.2009 | Politics

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***Update 12/1, 11 AM*** At a news conference today, Obama introduced his picks of retired Marine Gen. James Jones as White House national security ...

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Hillary: The Next Secretary of State

Amitai Etzioni | Posted 11.14.2008 | Politics

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Amitai Etzioni

Making a clear commitment to choose Clinton for secretary of state would add much to Obama's appeal, given that his experience in foreign policy is particularly short.

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