Archive for September, 2011

We want to see Nigeria prosper, grow – Clinton

Washington – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says the Obama administration will want to see the Nigeria “prosper and grow,’’ despite serious security and economic challenges. Addressing a news conference with visiting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Mr Olugbenga Ashiru, Clinton stressed that economic development was key to Nigeria’s growth. She described Nigeria as “one [...]

Medvedev Defends Putin Return, Cites Obama-Clinton Rivalry

September 30, 2011, 12:31 PM EDT By Lyubov Pronina and Ilya Arkhipov (Updates with analyst comment starting in fifth paragraph.) Sept. 30 (Bloomberg) — Russian President Dmitry Medvedev defended backing Prime Minister Vladimir Putin last week, likening it to then-presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s endorsement of Barack Obama after a 16-month campaign in 2008. “Can we [...]

Clinton dedicates pedestrian bridge at library

Former President Bill Clinton says a $10.5 million pedestrian walkway made from an old railroad bridge is important because it connects the area’s past to the present and allows visitors to connect with nature. Clinton was in Little Rock on Friday with his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, and daughter, Chelsea, to dedicate the [...]

Frustrations with Egypt’s military rulers grow

Other demands include amending parliamentary election rules, holding the presidential election immediately after parliamentary voting, enforcing a law that prevents Mubarak supporters from running for political offices for a number of years, and handing authority to a civilian government by mid-2012. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton also put pressure on the Egyptian government as [...]

Hillary Clinton to speak in Little Rock Friday

Hillary Clinton to speak in Little Rock Friday Posted by Max Brantley on Thu, Sep 29, 2011 at 4:26 PM Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will speak in Little Rock Friday as part of the Kumpuris lecture series, but the event is by invitation only. A fan website breaks the news before it was announced [...]

Hillary Clinton condemns attack on US envoy in Syria

29 September 2011 Last updated at 15:58 ET US ambassador Robert Ford was unharmed in the attack The US secretary of state has condemned an attack on US ambassador Robert Ford after he was pelted with eggs by Syrian president supporters in Damascus. Hillary Clinton said it was “wholly unjustified” and urged Syria to protect [...]

Clinton says US committed to success of China

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that her country “is committed to the success of China” because it is also good for the United States. The top U.S. diplomat voiced the commitment in a congratulatory message to the Chinese public ahead of China’s National Day on Oct. 1. [...]

Americans Seek Answers As New Egypt Emerges

Saul Loeb/AFP/Getty Images U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton shakes hands with Egypt’s Foreign Minister Mohammed Kamel Amr during a joint press conference in Washington on Wednesday. Amr sought to assure the U.S. that Egypt is moving toward democracy. As Egypt tries to figure out a path forward after its revolution, the country’s foreign minister [...]

Hillary Clinton urges Syria to protect US diplomats

WASHINGTON, Sept. 29 (Xinhua) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday urged the Syrian government to do all it can to protect American diplomats, denouncing the “unwarranted attack” on U.S. ambassador to Damascus “in the strongest possible terms.” “We are demanding that they take every possible step to protect our diplomats according to [...]

Sharpton says black leaders who criticize Obama initially backed Hillary Clinton for president

WASHINGTON – The Rev. Al Sharpton said he will lead a march in Washington next month in support of President Barack Obama’s jobs plan — and he dismissed blacks who criticize Obama over high black unemployment as having backed Hillary Rodham Clinton in 2008. As Sharpton announced plans Wednesday for the Oct. 15 March for [...]

Clinton condemns diplomat attack in Syria

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has demanded Syria “take every possible step” to protect American diplomats after supporters of President Bashar al-Assad tried to attack the US ambassador yesterday. The attempt to storm an office in Damascus where the ambassador, Robert Ford, had just arrived, came with the UN Security Council divided over whether [...]

Hillary Clinton condemns ‘unjustified’ attack on envoy to Syria

WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is condemning an attack on the top U.S. envoy to Syria as “wholly unjustified.” Clinton demanded on Thursday that the Syrian government fulfill its international obligations to protect all foreign diplomats and diplomatic properties. An angry mob pelted U.S. Ambassador Robert Ford and several aides with tomatoes [...]

Clinton says US close to decision on Haqqanis

WASHINGTON | Thu Sep 29, 2011 2:28am IST WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The United States is close to deciding on whether to label the Pakistan-based Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist group, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Wednesday amid calls for a tougher stance on militants accused of series of high-profile attacks. “We [...]

Clinton calls on world to ‘pressure’ Israelis, Palestinians

US secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday called on the world to “pressure” both Israel and the Palestinians in order to bring about the resumption of peace negotiations, AFP reported. Speaking at a joint press conference with her Egyptian counterpart, Mohamed Kamel Amr, Clinton said that “Egypt, the United States, the Quartet, everyone must [...]

PICKET: Sharpton on Obama in ’07 – ‘He never came off as a fighter’

AROUND THIS TIME last year, it was a good bet that Sharpton would endorse Hillary Clinton. Within Hillary’s vast campaign, insiders thought Sharpton would be recruited as a priceless tabloid mercenary who could launch broadsides against Obama on that one taboo issue where he is vulnerable: his blackness. (“Ain’t too many of us grew up [...]

Marvell Co-Founder Weili Dai Inspired by Success of the APEC WES Led by Secretary Hillary Clinton and Ambassador Melanne Verveer

(ENP Newswire Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) ENP Newswire – 29 September 2011 Release date- 27092011 – Santa Clara, California – Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL), a worldwide leader in integrated silicon solutions and Weili Dai, the company’s co-founder, are honored to have joined U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for the Global Women’s Issues [...]

Inside the Clinton Shake-Up

Like so much involving Hillary Clinton, Sunday’s departure of her campaign manager, Patti Solis Doyle, has gotten tons of attention, but its larger significance has been somewhat misunderstood. I’ve spent a fair amount of time over the last two years reporting on “Hillaryland,” as Clinton’s inner circle is known, for pieces like this one and [...]

Birther row began with Hillary Clinton

“Barack Obama’s mother was living in Kenya with his Arab-African father late in her pregnancy,” it said. “She was not allowed to travel by plane then, so Barack Obama was born there and his mother then took him to Hawaii to register his birth.” Then in August 2008 Phil Berg, an ex-deputy attorney general for [...]

Hillary Clinton visits Dominican Republic next week on investments

Washington. – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Dominican Republic for one day on October 5 to participate in the fourth ministerial meeting in the initiative “Pathways to Prosperity” and meet with Dominican president Leonel Fernandez, the State Department said today in its Website. During her visit Clinton will be accompanied by Under [...]

Hillary Clinton seeks pressure for Mideast peace

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday sought pressure from Egypt and the key international mediators on Israel and the Palestinians to restart negotiations toward the resolution of their outstanding issues. “Egypt, the United States, the Quartet, everyone must stand prepared to put pressure on both sides to try [...]

Dems: Obama 66%, Hillary 27% – Daily Mail

All this talk about Republicans not being satisfied with their choices for a presidential nominee overlooks the obvious: Many Democrats are just as unhappy with their choice: President Barack Obama. A Fox News Poll found 27% of Democratic voters would back Hillary Clinton over Barack Obama; 66% would vote for him. An overwhelming majority of [...]

Hillary’s Turnabout on Jerusalem

In a stunning reversal, Hillary Clinton has done a 180 on her position on Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, contradicting the position she took when she was New York’s junior senator, and needed Jewish votes.  The great Rick Richman writes in the New York Sun: Secretary of State Clinton, in a sharp departure from [...]

Hillary Clinton seeks pressure for Mideast peace

WASHINGTON, Sept. 28 (Xinhua) — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Wednesday sought pressure from Egypt and the key international mediators on Israel and the Palestinians to restart negotiations toward the resolution of their outstanding issues. “Egypt, the United States, the Quartet, everyone must stand prepared to put pressure on both sides to try [...]

Hillary Clinton visits Dominican Republic next week on investments

Washington. – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will visit Dominican Republic for one day on October 5 to participate in the fourth ministerial meeting in the initiative “Pathways to Prosperity” and meet with Dominican president Leonel Fernandez, the State Department said today in its Website. During her visit Clinton will be accompanied by Under [...]

Hillary Clinton : Both sides of the strait should discuss arms sales

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, in New York to take part in a meeting at the United Nations, has emphasized that the US government strongly believes that the matter of arms sales to Taiwan is an issue which needs to be worked out through discussions with both sides of the Taiwan Strait. Clinton’s [...]

Chelsea Clinton joins IAC board

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New Rule Could Prolong Race for GOP Nomination

FILE: Republican presidential candidates faced off Sept. 22 in an innovative presidential debate sponsored by Fox News and Google. WASHINGTON –  Don’t look for a quick winner in the race for the Republican presidential nomination. After watching Democrats successfully ride their historic primary battle between Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama all the way to [...]

Marvell Co-Founder Weili Dai Inspired by Success of the APEC WES Led by Secretary Hillary Clinton and Ambassador Melanne Verveer

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Hillary Clinton reminds Europe to fight the debt crisis

Secretary of State says U.S. tough decisions are needed. He says that his country is facing “many of the same challenges.” His comments came after Obama said that Europe was slow . Secretary of State in the U.S., Hillary Clinton , recalled on Tuesday to European leaders that “no shortcuts” to fight the debt crisis, [...]

Clinton to Seek Stronger Economic Ties Within the Americas

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will travel to the Dominican Republic for a meeting focused on better integrating the economies of the U.S., Latin and South America and the Caribbean, State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said today. The Oct. 5 trip “is about trying to harmonize and integrate our economic policies so all of these [...]

Chelsa Clinton joins IAC board

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Clinton: Israeli settlement move counter-productive

WASHINGTON | Tue Sep 27, 2011 3:41pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Israel’s decision to build 1,100 settlement homes on West Bank land is counter-productive to reviving peace talks with the Palestinians, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Tuesday. The decision appears to make it even less likely that the two sides will answer a [...]

Clinton calls on Europe to stem debt crisis

(AFP) – 9 hours ago  WASHINGTON — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Tuesday called on European governments to tackle reforms to stem the public debt crisis, citing no alternative to these “difficult decisions.” “We encourage countries to continue reform measures that will bring about renewed growth and improved competitiveness for the future,” she [...]

Clinton Calls Israeli Settlement Expansion in East Jerusalem ‘Counterproductive’

WASHINGTON — Israel’s announcement of 1,100 new housing units in east Jerusalem is counterproductive to the Mideast peace talks, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Tuesday, urging both sides to avoid any provocative action just days after the Palestinians submitted a unilateral bid to the United Nations seeking statehood recognition. Speaking to reporters in Washington [...]

Marvell Co-Founder Weili Dai Inspired by Success of the APEC WES Led by Secretary Hillary Clinton and Ambassador Melanne Verveer

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 27, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ — Marvell (NASDAQ: MRVL), a worldwide leader in integrated silicon solutions, and Weili Dai, the company’s co-founder, are honored to have joined U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for the Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer and leaders from across the Asia-Pacific region at last [...]

Hillary Clinton should throw her hat in the ring

Print this Article Email this Article According to CBS, the Republican Party is in a shambles; and according to most polls, President Obama’s approval rating is about to bottom below that of George Bush’s. What we need is for somebody to flush the toilet. In 1980, the late Sen. Ted Kennedy stepped up to the [...]

USA refuses to reconsider Taiwan arms sales decision

USA refuses to reconsider Taiwan arms sales decision 27 September 2011 Press Trust of IndiaWASHINGTON, 27 SEPT: China has urged USA to reconsider its decision of recent arms sales to Taiwan, a request which Secretary of State Mrs Hillary Clinton politely declined, a senior US official said. “He (Chinese foreign minister Yang Jiechi) was making [...]

‘Do not be selective in fight against terrorism’

India on Monday told the US not to be selective in fighting terrorism. And the US told India to align its nuclear liability law with the convention on supplementary compensation that it signed last year. External affairs minister SM Krishna and US secretary of state Hillary Clinton, who met on the sidelines of the UN [...]

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SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – Marvell /quotes/zigman/82457/quotes/nls/mrvl MRVL +0.39% , a worldwide leader in integrated silicon solutions, and Weili Dai, the company’s co-founder, are honored to have joined U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for the Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer and leaders from across the Asia-Pacific [...]

China foreign minister warns Clinton on F-16 deal

By Michelle Nichols NEW YORK | Tue Sep 27, 2011 3:53pm BST NEW YORK (Reuters) – China’s foreign minister urged the United States on Monday to reconsider its decision to upgrade Taiwan’s F-16 jet fighter fleet, saying it could harm ties between Washington and Beijing, a U.S. official said. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi delivered [...]

Tea Party More Disliked Than Ever, While Hillary Clinton Remains America’s Most Popular National Figure

See Also: The Biggest Test Yet For GOP Candidates: Can They Bring The Benjamins? Perry Stumbles, But Still Leads GOP Race For Nomination DEAL REACHED: Senate Brokers Agreement To Prevent Shutdown; House Must Still Act A CNN/ORC poll released today shows the approval rating for the tea party movement at its lowest point since polling [...]

Marvell Co-Founder Weili Dai Inspired by Success of the APEC WES Led by Secretary Hillary Clinton and Ambassador Melanne Verveer

SANTA CLARA, Calif., Sept. 27, 2011 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ – Marvell /quotes/zigman/82457/quotes/nls/mrvl MRVL +0.39% , a worldwide leader in integrated silicon solutions, and Weili Dai, the company’s co-founder, are honored to have joined U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, U.S. Ambassador-at-Large for the Global Women’s Issues Melanne Verveer and leaders from across the Asia-Pacific [...]

US, Ukraine sign nuclear cooperation deal

(AFP) – 9 hours ago  NEW YORK — Ukraine and the United States signed a deal Monday formalizing the intent of their leaders to cooperate in preventing the spread of nuclear technology and securing loose nuclear material. “This deal is a win-win for both countries and both peoples,” US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said [...]

Source: Chinese official tells Clinton U.S. should reconsider Taiwan arms deal

(CNN) — China is continuing to speak out against a multibillion-dollar U.S. arms sale to Taiwan, with the Chinese foreign minister telling U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Monday that the Obama administration should reconsider the deal. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi met with Clinton in New York, where the United Nations General Assembly is [...]

Chelsea Clinton Joins Board of Directors at IAC/InterActiveCorp.

IAC/InterActiveCorp. said Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former U.S. President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, joined the company’s board. Clinton, 31, previously worked at McKinsey Co. and Avenue Capital, New York-based IAC said in a regulatory filing. She is now pursuing a doctorate at Oxford University, and working with the Clinton Foundation and [...]

SM Krishna set to meet Hillary Clinton

External Affairs Minister SM Krishna will meet Secretary of State Hillary Clinton here today with bilateral issues, the situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan and strengthening economic cooperation expected to be the focus of their talks. Krishna and Clinton are expected to discuss a wide range of bilateral and regional issues including the situation in the [...]

China foreign minister warns Clinton on F-16 deal

NEW YORK | Mon Sep 26, 2011 1:49pm EDT NEW YORK (Reuters) – China’s foreign minister urged the United States on Monday to reconsider its decision to upgrade Tawian’s F-16 jet fighter fleet, saying it could harm the “trust and confidence” between Washington and Beijing, a senior State Department official said. Chinese Foreign Minister Yang [...]

Could Release of American Hikers Help Ex-FBI Agent Robert Levinson?

Robert Levinson By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Could the release by Iran of two American hikers help spur the release of  missing retired FBI agent Robert Levinson? Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla) hopes so. Fox News reports that Nelson fired of a letter on Sept. 22 to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton asking her to press the [...]

Krishna set to meet Clinton

External Affairs minister S M Krishna will meet Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday with bilateral issues, the situation in Pakistan and Afghanistan and strengthening economic cooperation expected to be the focus of their talks. Krishna and Clinton are expected to discuss a wide range of bilateral and regional issues including the situation in [...]

Tadic meets with Hillary Clinton

Serbian President Boris Tadic met Friday with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton in New York, where they are participating in the United Nations General Assembly session. Tadic said in a statement Thursday to Radio and Television of Serbia (RTS) that he expects that the talks with Clinton would be difficult, but that he was [...]

Family reunion as Clinton Global Initiative closes

By DEEPTI HAJELA NEW YORK A family reunion closed out the Clinton Global Initiative in New York City on Thursday, as former President Bill Clinton turned the stage over to his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, for her thoughts on a range of global issues. Her interviewer? Their daughter, Chelsea Clinton. The youngest [...]

Hillary Clinton: peace in Middle East can only be achieved through negotiations

PanARMENIAN.Net – The Quartet of Middle East mediators called on Israelis and Palestinians to return to the negotiating table based on a new time-line, by which a final status agreement to end the conflict would be reached by December 2012. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton issued a strong statement in support of the new [...]

This Week in Willie Brown: Hillary Clinton’s Haircut

credit: Orange Photography Willie Brown is concerned with two things this week: Food and Women. Which is actually what he’s concerned with every week. But this week the objects of his carnal and carnivorous desires are, specifically: McCalls Catering and Hillary Clinton. According to Willie, when the “very good-looking” Secretary of State Clinton wasn’t downing [...]

Davutoğlu, Clinton officially launch counterterrorism forum

“Today’s gathering is highly symbolic; our being here shows the determination of our countries to stand together in the face of terrorism and any kind of fundamentalism, and deal more effectively with the problem,” Davutoğlu was quoted by the Anatolia news agency as he addressed participants from some 30 countries at the inauguration of the [...]

Hillary Clinton asks Israel, Palestinians to seize talks offer

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Add Haqqani group to terrorist list: Senator

WASHINGTON | Thu Sep 22, 2011 7:42pm EDT WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The head of the Senate Intelligence Committee urged Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday to formally designate the Pakistan-based Haqqani network as a foreign terrorist group, after U.S. officials accused it of high-profile strikes including last week’s attack on the U.S. Embassy in [...]

Chelsea Clinton quizzes mom on technology, global issues

New York (CNN) — Chelsea Clinton, days after joining Facebook, upped her public profile Thursday by interviewing her mother, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, about technology, democracy, global health and other issues. Along the way, mother and daughter had a little fun on the last day of the Clinton Global Initiative’s annual meeting. Chelsea Clinton, [...]

DECKER: Hillary Clinton’s last chance

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a joint news conference with Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzberg (not shown) at the State Department in Washington on Thursday, June 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Facebook Follow @washtimes The debate in Orlando Thursday night put the spotlight on Republican contenders for president. However, there is [...]

Global Counter-terrorism Forum Launch in NY

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton launched the GCTF on Thursday which will provide a unique platform for senior counter-terrorism policymakers and experts from around the world to work together to identify urgent needs, devise solutions and mobilise resources for addressing key counterterrorism challenges. PHOTO: AFP/FILE NEW YORK: In a packed room at the Waldorf Astoria [...]

Chelsea Clinton quizzes mom on technology, global issues

New York (CNN) — Chelsea Clinton, days after joining Facebook, upped her public profile Thursday by interviewing her mother, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, about technology, democracy, global health and other issues. Along the way, mother and daughter had a little fun on the last day of the Clinton Global Initiative’s annual meeting. Chelsea Clinton, [...]

Hillary Clinton’s last chance

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a joint news conference with Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzberg (not shown) at the State Department in Washington on Thursday, June 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Facebook Follow @washtimes The debate in Orlando Thursday night put the spotlight on Republican contenders for president. However, there is [...]

Hillary Clinton’s last chance

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a joint news conference with Czech Foreign Minister Karel Schwarzberg (not shown) at the State Department in Washington on Thursday, June 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana) Facebook Follow @washtimes The debate in Orlando Thursday night put the spotlight on Republican contenders for president. However, there is [...]

Hillary Clinton’s visit snarled traffic on Bay Area freeway

Not long ago at lunchtime I drove onto Interstate 280 southbound near ATT Park. The road was practically empty all the way to the airport. But at every onramp there was a CHP car or motorcycle holding back hundreds of cars from entering the “free” way. I found out later Hillary Clinton had been in [...]

Clinton Snubs Millionaire Tax

Just when it seemed President Obama was rallying his Democratic base anew, he still can’t escape the long shadow of his most recent Democratic predecessor. Related story on The Daily Beast: Obama warns of Abbas veto In an extensive interview with the leading conservative news website Newsmax, former President Bill Clinton undercut Obama’s leading economic [...]

Hillary Clinton Liked by Majority of American Voters

Hillary Clinton may not be president, but her approval ratings do surpass those of Barack Obama. A recent Rasmussen poll indicates that the majority of potential US voters view the Secretary of State favorably. Rasmussen polled 1,000 potential voters to gain insight on people’s’ feelings on Hillary Clinton. The poll indicates that nearly 60 percent [...]

HILLARY FEARS MONDALE SECRET DIARY

HILLARY CLINTON panic-stricken at “intimate details” that ELEANOR MONDALE’s secret diary detailing her fling with BILL may become public, The ENQUIRER has learned. When Eleanor Mondale, 51, lost her brave battle with brain cancer on Sept. 17, old wounds festered and new fears burst in the wake of her passing. Eleanor’s with then-President Bill Clinton [...]

Hillary Clinton tells NY audience: US won’t shy away from military force against terror groups

“We will always maintain our right to use force against groups such as al-Qaida that have attacked us and still threaten us with imminent violence,” Clinton said. Clinton delivered her speech at John Jay College of Criminal Justice next to a rusted, twisted piece of the World Trade Center that will be mounted in the [...]

Bill Clinton: ‘I turned down Dancing with the Stars’

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Hillary Clinton political story may not be over

THE ISSUE: Hillary in 2016; OUR OPINION: Even South Carolinians like the idea While the Republicans seemingly nightly beat themselves up over which candidate will represent them in the presidential election of 2012, the Democrats have no such dilemma. Not surprisingly, no one has stepped forward to challenge President Barack Obama, and no one likely [...]

Hillary Clinton Promotes Women’s Rights Treaty That U.S. Has Not Yet Joined

NEW YORK — On the eve of high-level meetings for the United Nations’ general assembly, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attended an event on Monday afternoon designed to highlight the importance of women’s participation in public life. Together with a selection of major female world leaders, including Catherine Ashton, the European Union’s top diplomat, and [...]

Hillary Clinton to Attend Busan Forum: Demonstrating Development Diplomacy?

We view Clinton’s attendance as a positive step, having made the case for it privately in meetings and openly in publications (see our policy paper and this recent brief). But how does her attendance fit into the context of reforms to elevate global development within the U.S. government? And how can her participation lead to a [...]

‘I’ve finally joined!’: Chelsea Clinton launches her own Facebook fan page

By Daniel Bates Last updated at 6:45 PM on 21st September 2011 She may be little late to the social networking party, but Chelsea Clinton has finally joined Facebook. The daughter of former president Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has created a public page that collected 7,800 ‘likes’ in 24 hours. On [...]

Bill: Hillary Undecided on 2016

When you ask Hillary Clinton about running for president in 2016, she’ll throw back her head and laugh right in your face, as if the very notion is utterly absurd. Related stories on Daily Intel: American hikers freed in Iran | Google CEO testifies in D.C. Then she’ll tell you that she’s not considering it [...]

What is THAT? Hillary Clinton looks horrified as Japanese minister hands her a photo of himself with Bill

By John Stevens Last updated at 9:05 PM on 20th September 2011 Ever since her husband finished his term as president, Hillary Clinton has been keen to step out of his shadow and prove herself as her own person. So she appeared to be horrified yesterday when her Japanese counterpart gave a photo of himself [...]

Hillary Clinton’s former top aide latest Democrat to criticise Barack Obama

The outspoken comments from two influential Clinton associates will fuel suggestions that Mrs Clinton, Mr Obama’s Secretary of State, still harbours presidential ambitions and is making the case that Democrats erred in rejecting her for the party’s nomination in 2008. Mr Penn’s use of the term “class warfare” is particularly damaging for Mr Obama because [...]

At the U.N., Obama Presents a United Diplomatic Front as Israelis and Palestinians Fight On

With the country’s attention momentarily on foreign policy, it’s worth making one observation: Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton have kept near-total peace in the public eye over the last two and a half years. That is no small feat judging from all the tales of administration dysfunction that have surfaced in recent weeks. Take Obama’s [...]

Times that call for Hillary Clinton

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Hillary Clinton Promotes Women’s Rights Treaty That US Has Not Yet Signed

NEW YORK — On the eve of high-level meetings for the United Nations’ general assembly, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attended an event on Monday afternoon designed to highlight the importance of women’s participation in public life. Together with a selection of major female world leaders, including Catherine Ashton, the European Union’s top diplomat, and [...]

Hillary Clinton for president?

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton testifies June 23, 2011, on Capitol Hill before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee about American policies in Afghanistan and Pakistan. (Associated Press) Facebook Follow @washtimes Pressure is mounting on Barack Obama to throw in the cards and announce that he won’t seek re-election as president. Surprisingly, the push is [...]

Hillary Clinton Pushes Pakistan on Haqqani Network – KGO

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One Big Reason Not to Wish Hillary Clinton Were President

Just one minute with the Hillary nostalgia …Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images The liberal mood today is very much like that of Jimmy Stewart at the beginning of It’s A Wonderful Life. The economy stinks, nothing in our life is going right, and that special person turns out not to be so special after all. One [...]

Hillary Clinton Promotes Women’s Rights Treaty That U.S. Has Not Yet Signed

NEW YORK — On the eve of high-level meetings for the United Nations’ general assembly, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attended an event on Monday afternoon designed to highlight the importance of women’s participation in public life. Together with a selection of major female world leaders, including Catherine Ashton, the European Union’s top diplomat, and [...]

Hillary Clinton has stressed negotiation is the only way. (AP)

The United States is engaged in “intensive” last minute discussions with world leaders gathered here for the UN General Assembly meet to avoid a showdown over Palestinian leaders’ bid to gain recognition for their country at the world body. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the US was talking to Israel, Palestinian Authority as [...]

One Big Reason Not to Wish Hillary Clinton Was President

Just one minute with the Hillary nostalgia …Photo: Win McNamee/Getty Images The liberal mood today is very much like that of Jimmy Stewart at the beginning of It’s A Wonderful Life. The economy stinks, nothing in our life is going right, and that special person turns out not to be so special after all. One [...]

Hillary Clinton, Ahmet Davutoglu discuss Armenia-Turkey ties

PanARMENIAN.Net – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu in New York to discuss a number of regional issues, including developments in Israel, Syria, Egypt, Libya as well as Armenia-Turkey ties. At a background briefing on the meeting, the Secretary expressed Armenia and the United States’ continued interest [...]

Hillary Clinton congratulates Armenia on 20th anniversary of independence

PanARMENIAN.Net – The U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton congratulated Armenian people of 20th anniversary of independence. “On behalf of President Obama and the people of the United States, I am delighted to send best wishes to the people of Armenia as you celebrate the 20th anniversary of your Independence this September 21. The United [...]

Hillary Clinton’s Key to US’ Future Economic Growth: Women

56 images Gallery: Hillary Clinton 21 images Gallery: 20 Most Powerful Women In Politics 12 images Gallery: Agents of Corporate Change Women are key to our future economic growth and stability, said Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the first-ever APEC Summit dedicated to women and the economy last Friday.”With economic models straining in every [...]

Jury’s Out: Hillary Clinton Is Better Than Obama

New poll says Hillary, not Obama, is most popular U.S. politician. What took the nation so long to figure out she was the better candidate? By Kathleen Brush, Contributor to TheStreet The following commentary comes from an independent investor or market observer as part of TheStreet’s (Symbol : TST) guest contributor program, which is separate [...]

Hillary Clinton encourages Kosovo, Serbia to enforce trade deal

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is encouraging Kosovo and Serbia to implement a trade deal after a customs dispute erupted in violence last month. Clinton met in New York Monday with Kosovo President Atifete Jahjaga and Prime Minister Hashim Thaci. A senior State Department official told reporters that Clinton believes trade between Kosovo and [...]

Palestine vote can be averted, says Hillary Clinton

NEW YORK — The Obama administration insisted Monday there was still time to avert a divisive showdown over Palestinian statehood, ignoring President Mahmoud Abbas’ defiant pledge to take his government’s case to the United Nations and reaching out to Western allies in the hopes of a last-ditch compromise. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said [...]

Poll: Americans optimistic about Hillary Clinton presidency

By: CNN Producer Gabriella Schwarz (CNN) – She lost the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, but over a third of Americans said the U.S. would be better off now if Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were president, according to a new poll. The Bloomberg survey released Friday showed 34 percent of those questioned said America [...]

Hillary Clinton Pushes Pakistan on Haqqani Network – KGO

Hillary Clinton Pushes Pakistan on Haqqani Network Win McNamee/Getty Images(NEW YORK) — The Obama administration is pressing Pakistan’s government to crack down on the Haqqani network after last week’s attack on the U.S. embassy and NATO’s International Security Assistance Force headquarters in Kabul, Afghanistan. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made the issue the cornerstone of [...]

Jury’s Out: Hillary Clinton Is Better Than Obama

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U.S. urges Turkey to keep door open with Israel

NEW YORK — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Turkey to “keep the door open” to better ties with Israel, a U.S. official said on Monday, seeking to prevent relations between two U.S. allies from getting worse. “She encouraged Turkey to keep the door open,” a senior U.S. official who spoke on condition of anonymity told [...]

Hillary Clinton political story may not be over

THE ISSUE: Hillary in 2016; OUR OPINION: Even South Carolinians like the idea While the Republicans seemingly nightly beat themselves up over which candidate will represent them in the presidential election of 2012, the Democrats have no such dilemma. Not surprisingly, no one has stepped forward to challenge President Barack Obama, and no one likely [...]

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meets Hina Rabbani Khar; discuss counter-terrorism issues

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Clinton, Cheney banter about a Hillary WH run

(CBS News)  Former President Bill Clinton is glad former Vice President Dick Cheney approves of his wife’s performance as President Obama’s top diplomat, but he thinks the glowing grade may be more about politics than a wish for her to replace her boss. “You know, I’m very proud of her, and so I’m always gratified [...]

Clinton’s Cause

Frankly, acknowledging our continuing efforts at home helps foster my dialogues abroad on how to change policies, implement programs, and mobilize resources to empower women and girls. While there is much more work that needs to be done in the U.S., women have full and equal political and legal rights and the ability to get [...]

Hillary Clinton most popular national political figure: new poll

Hillary Clinton speaking on counterterrorism in New York September 9, 2011. (AP) One third of Americans believe Hillary Clinton would have been a better president than Barack Obama, and two-thirds view her favorably, according to a new Bloomberg News poll. “The most popular national political figure in America today is one who was rejected by [...]

In lengthy talks, U.S. presses Pakistan on Haqqanis

NEW YORK — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton pressed Pakistan in 3-1/2 hours of talks on Sunday to attack the Haqqani network militant group Washington blames for a recent attack on the U.S. embassy in Kabul, a senior U.S. official said. Intel officials’ emails posted after hack of cybersecurity group AP Palestinians face US counteroffensive on [...]

Khar to meet Clinton: More Haqqani ‘flak’ expected

This July 23, 2011 picture shows US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton meeting with Pakistan’s Foreign Minister, Hina Rabbani Khar at the US embassy in Bali Indonesia. The two are due to meet each other in New York on Sunday. PHOTO: US State Department NEW YORK: Foreign Minister Hina Rabbani Khar is due to meet Secretary [...]

Clinton praises Cheney’s political prowess

By: CNN Producer Gabriella Schwarz (CNN) – Former President Bill Clinton said former Vice President Dick Cheney was playing politics when he suggested Secretary of State Hillary Clinton run for president in 2012 against President Barack Obama. “I’m very proud of her. And so I’m always gratified whenever anyone says anything nice about her. And [...]

Hillary Clinton: US Will Not Be Intimidated By Kabul Attacks

By Robert Paul Reyes “Taliban gunmen armed with suicide bombs and heavy weaponry Tuesday launched coordinated attacks in Kabul, targeting NATO’s headquarters, the US embassy and the Afghan intelligence agency.” – AFP There were no casualties among US personnel at the American embassy. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton waxed indignant saying: American will not be [...]

Bill Clinton: Dick Cheney ‘Sowing Discord’ With Suggestion That Hillary Run Against Obama In 2012

On Sunday, former President Bill Clinton laughed off former Vice President Dick Cheney’s suggestion that Hillary Clinton should challenge President Barack Obama in 2012. “Well, you know, I’m very proud of her, so I’m always gratified whenever anyone says anything nice about her. And I very much agree that she’s done a good job,” Clinton [...]

Hillary Clinton on top of poll rating

September 17, 2011 by Pearlie Burriss<!–BurrissP Leave a Comment–>  A new poll shows that Hillary Rodham Clinton has the faith of more than 60 percent of the American public. The national poll findings suggest that two-thirds of those polled thought that Hillary Clinton would have made a much better president than Barack Obama. She is [...]

She’s baack! Hillary Clinton questions return to Obama White House

… return in coming  weeks. It’s been a little over a month now since grumpy old Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont suggested that Obama needed a challenger in the primaries because he’s gone way too far right. Which is news to those on the right seeking to fire the guy. A challenge to Obama seems [...]

Dick Cheney to Hillary Clinton: Run!

LOS ANGELES — Hillary Clinton for president? “So far she hasn’t said she would, but I think it’s not a bad idea,” former Vice President Dick Cheney told ABC’s Jonathan Karl in an interview on Wednesday to promote his new book “In My  Time.” Cheney declined to say whether he thought the current Secretary of [...]

Religious concerns

Pakistan, as it has in the past, continues to rank among the 10 countries in the world that fail to sufficiently protect religious freedoms, according to the US State Department’s International Religious Freedoms Report released for the second half of 2011 by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Though Pakistan fares better than the eight countries [...]

Hillary Clinton argues for end to sexism in workplace

To achieve economic success, the world needs to promote women – in both the public and private sectors. That was the message of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s keynote Friday at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s Women and the Economy Summit in San Francisco, where she addressed a capacity crowd at the Westin St. Francis [...]

Poll: Americans optimistic about Hillary Clinton presidency

By: CNN Producer Gabriella Schwarz (CNN) – She lost the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, but over a third of Americans said the U.S. would be better off now if Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were president, according to a new poll. The Bloomberg survey released Friday showed 34 percent of those questioned said America [...]

Can Hillary Clinton Save the Democrats?

COMMENTARY | Politico reports an unfolding story of the rise of Clinton nostalgia among Democrats. This is coupled with the continuing death spiral of President Barack Obama’s approval numbers, even among his liberal base. It is understandable why Democrats are hearkening back to the Clinton 1990s, a period of economic prosperity and relative peace. Bill [...]

Hillary Clinton Spotted Hitting the Sauce Again

As we mentioned, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was in town yesterday to give a speech before the APEC at the Westin St. Francis. This morning GrubStreet reports the former First Lady was spotted having drinks with dinner ar Zuni Café last night. The tipster writes of Mrs. Clinton: “she was super friendly… She drinks [...]

State Department Releases Annual Report on Religious Freedom

[VOA 14 Sep 2011] The U.S. State Department on Tuesday issued its annual report on religious freedom. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that violations of religious freedom embolden extremists, and said that Iran is among the worst offenders. An example of the abuses can be see in the case of Mahtab Farid, whose father [...]

WikiLeaks launches the first of four fundraising auctions

Paris:  Here is a press release from WikiLeaks describing the need for their auctions:     The first of four WikiLeaks fundraising auctions features unique items such as a framed, signed limited edition cable describing Hillary Clinton’s spying orders against the United Nations, one of two computers used to prepare Cablegate, complete with full historical [...]

President Obama faces comparisons to Bill and Hillary Clinton

Just as Barack Obama’s approval ratings crater, here come the Clintons: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was just voted the most popular political figure in the country, and Bill Clinton, the never-reticent ex-president, will reclaim the world stage this weekend and dominate the Sunday talk shows. Throw in the stinging criticism that longtime family strategist [...]

Hillary Clinton lobbies in San Francisco for women workers of the world

Just across the Bay from where Rosie the Riveter helped America win World War II, another female icon of the U.S. implored the countries of the Pacific to supercharge the next generation of female workers. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton talked up women’s role in the exploding Asia-Pacific trade region during hour-long remarks Friday [...]

Hillary Clinton: Women can save our economy

SAN FRANCISCO ? Women are the great untapped resource that can help the global economy recover and expand, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday as the U.S. and 20 other nations pledged to try to lower barriers to women in the workforce. Clinton and diplomats from 20 Asia-Pacific nations pledged to try to [...]

Fast and Furious Conspiracy: Hillary Clinton Edition

Another day, another right-wing conspiracy theory about guns. This time it’s that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is not running for President because she must be nefariously involved in the failed Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) Fast and Furious program. Of course, Clinton has consistently said she will not seek the presidency [...]

President Obama faces comparisons to Bill and Hillary Clinton

Just as Barack Obama’s approval ratings crater, here come the Clintons: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was just voted the most popular political figure in the country, and Bill Clinton, the never-reticent ex-president, will reclaim the world stage this weekend and dominate the Sunday talk shows. Throw in the stinging criticism that longtime family strategist [...]

Hillary Clinton argues for end to sexism in workplace

To achieve economic success, the world needs to promote women – in both the public and private sectors. That was the message of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton’s keynote Friday at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s Women and the Economy Summit in San Francisco, where she addressed a capacity crowd at the Westin St. Francis [...]

Hillary Clinton enjoys higher marks than President Obama: poll

Nearly two-thirds of Americans hold a favorable view of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — an indication that voters have buyers remorse when it comes to electing Barack Obama president, according to a new poll. The survey, conducted for Bloomberg News, found that most people believe the country would be better off if she had [...]

TRENDING: Poll: Americans optimistic about Hillary Clinton presidency

By: CNN Producer Gabriella Schwarz (CNN) – She lost the Democratic presidential nomination in 2008, but over a third of Americans said the U.S. would be better off now if Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were president, according to a new poll. The Bloomberg survey released Friday showed 34 percent of those questioned said America [...]

Hillary Clinton: Women the key to economic growth

Hillary Clinton and diplomats from 20 Asia-Pacific nations pledged to try to improve women’s economic participation, a task Clinton said will take a generation and will mark one of the most profound transformations of the world economy. By Anne Gearan, Associated Press / September 16, 2011 Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during the Asia-Pacific [...]

What Would Hillary Clinton Have Done?

Opinion » Tribal Rights vs. Racial Justice In Room for Debate: Were Cherokees showing sovereignty when they expelled black Freedmen, or just being racist? Article source: http://www.nytimes.com/2011/09/18/magazine/reply-all-what-would-hillary-clinton-have-done.html

Clinton Calls Women Key to Fueling Asian, U.S. Economic Growth

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced today a commitment from 21 members of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation to boost economic growth and productivity by removing barriers to women. Clinton, in a speech, laid out an economic case for APEC members to end such discriminatory practices as taxing women, limiting their ability to own property [...]

Poll: 1/3 Say US Would Be Better Off With Hillary Clinton

By Mackenzie Weinger, Politico It should have been you, Hillary. In a case of serious buyer’s remorse, one-third of Americans say the United States would be better off if Secretary of State Hillary Clinton were president, according to a new poll Friday. Clinton is the most popular national political figure in the country today, with [...]

Hillary Clinton: New York not road to Palestine

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says she sees a “growing recognition” among “parties in the region” that it would be best for Palestinians to abandon a bid for UN membership. Mrs Clinton, at a joint news conference after talks with Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd in San Francisco, said yesterday she did not want to [...]

Hillary Clinton: America’s Most Popular Politican

The most popular national political figure in America today is one who was rejected by her own party three years ago: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Nearly two-thirds of Americans hold a favorable view of her and one-third are suffering a form of buyer’s remorse, saying the U.S. would be better off now if she [...]

Buyer’s Remorse?: Clinton’s Popularity Waxes as Obama’s Wanes

Miguel Medina/AFP/Getty Images There is a growing case of presidential buyer’s remorse for some Americans, according to a new Bloomberg National Poll. Back in July when Bloomberg’s poll asked whether the country would be better off under a President Hillary Clinton, only a quarter of those polled said yes. That number has jumped to a [...]

Hillary Clinton: more ‘smart power’ needed in terrorism fight

Hillary Clinton announced Friday the creation of a new Global Counterterrorism Forum, which will use ‘smart power’ such as diplomacy and democracy to fight terrorism. By Howard LaFranchi, Staff writer / September 9, 2011 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gives a speech on counterterrorism at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, on Sept. 9, in New [...]

Clinton urges ‘concrete actions’ by Myanmar on rights

(AFP) – 7 hours ago  SAN FRANCISCO — US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Thursday urged Myanmar to take “concrete actions” to improve human rights, voicing concerns about the new government’s record despite its outreach. Clinton, addressing a joint news conference after talks with Australian leaders, said that the new US coordinator on Myanmar, [...]

Hillary Clinton Optimistic Iran Will Release Hikers

The United States has received word from public and private sources that Iran intends to release two American hikers who have been detained there for more than two years and convicted of spying, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said today. Clinton was optimistic when asked about recent delays that threaten their release, which some experts see as a power [...]

Clinton sees progress against Palestinian UN bid

Clinton sees progress against Palestinian UN bidPosted: 16 September 2011 0911 hrs             SAN FRANCISCO: US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday she saw a “growing recognition” among the “parties in the region” that it would be best for the Palestinians to abandon a bid for UN membership. Clinton, [...]

Hillary Clinton Optimistic Iran Will Release Hikers – KGO

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Clinton Popularity Prompts Some Remorse: Poll

Enlarge image U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton Win McNamee/Getty Images Hillary Clinton, U.S. secretary of state. Hillary Clinton, U.S. secretary of state. Photographer: Win McNamee/Getty Images The most popular national political figure in America today is one who was rejected by her own party three years ago: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Nearly two-thirds [...]

Obama’s aim: Recapture North Carolina

On Wednesday, Obama returned to Reynolds hoping to earn a Bill Clinton nickname – the Comeback Kid. Obama has been struggling at the polls recently both nationally and in North Carolina. His approval rating in North Carolina is 43 percent, and his disapproval rating is 53 percent – his worst standing here since the Republican [...]

Missile defence on agenda of US-Australia talks

Kevin Rudd and Hillary Clinton with George Shultz, centre, who yesterday received an honorary Order of Australia award. Picture: AP Source: The Australian SENIOR US government officials have confirmed that Washington intends to step up co-operation with Australia on missile defence. US State Department officials also said yesterday that development of new cyber-warfare technology would [...]

State Department Releases Annual Report on Religious Freedom

The U.S. State Department on Tuesday issued its annual report on religious freedom. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that violations of religious freedom embolden extremists, and said that Iran is among the worst offenders. An example of the abuses can be see in the case of Mahtab Farid, whose father was arrested after he [...]

Indian militant group labeled terrorists by U.S.

(CNN) — Secretary of State Hillary Clinton designated an India-based militant group as a foreign terrorist organization Thursday. It is the Indian Mujahideen, which has “close ties to other U.S.- designated terrorist entities.” They include Pakistan-based Lashkar e-Tayyiba, Jaish-e-Mohammed and Harakat ul-Jihad-i-Islami. The State Department said in a statement the group’s goal “is to carry [...]

Clinton, Panetta in SF to Discuss Cyber War

Just how serious is the threat of a cyber attack against the U.S.? Serious enough to bring U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Defense Secretary Leon Panetta to the Bay Area to revisit a 60-year-old treaty. Clinton and Panetta will meet with the Australian defense and foreign ministers, Kevin Rudd and Stephen Smith, Thursday [...]

Chef Jose Andres joins global campaign against toxic stove fumes

Health Published September 14, 2011 | EFE Print Email Share Comments Recommend Tweet Washington –  Spanish chef Jose Andres met with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to join a campaign against toxic smoke and fumes that emanate from deficient kitchen stoves and kill some 2 million people worldwide each year. At a brief meeting [...]

Clinton in 2012?

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Dick Cheney on ‘The View’: ‘Hillary Clinton is an impressive woman’

Dick Cheney on ‘The View’: ‘Hillary Clinton is an impressive woman’ — Former Vice President Dick Cheney appeared on The View Tuesday with his wife, Lynn Cheney, to promote his new book, In My Time. The co-hosts asked questions of the politician all the way from the personal to the political. Former Vice President Dick [...]

Power Dressing: Hillary Clinton, Angela Merkel And The Way Women Leaders Dress For Success

Gallery: The Global Power Women 6 images Gallery: What It Takes To Dress Michelle Obama 20 images Gallery: Christine Lagarde’s Power Dressing see photosAFP/Getty Images Click for full photo gallery: Power Dressing: How Women Politicians Use Fashion Since ancient times rulers have used clothing and style to communicate their wealth, power and ideals — from [...]

Dick Cheney to Hillary Clinton: Run!

LOS ANGELES — Hillary Clinton for president? “So far she hasn’t said she would, but I think it’s not a bad idea,” former Vice President Dick Cheney told ABC’s Jonathan Karl in an interview on Wednesday to promote his new book “In My  Time.” Cheney declined to say whether he thought the current Secretary of [...]

Wayne Root Editorial: Obama Lost the Jews, Hillary Clinton is Next

Once again my critics have confused “opinion” with analysis. I wear multiple hats. In this article I am merely being a political observer/pundit/analyst as to why the GOP won the House seat for first time since 1923. Obviously something very unusual happened in a district that is 3 to 1 Democrat. I’ve spoken to dozens [...]

Opposition Scores FM Rudd’s Travel Spending and Agenda

In Washington, Mr Rudd is scheduled to participate in the first World Bank-sponsored G20 conference geared for development and finance ministers of member nations, while on the side, he was said to be campaigning for Australia to win a seat on the UN Security Council. From the East Coast, Mr Rudd will proceed to the [...]

Countdown to an arms race? Romania agrees to host US interceptor missiles

Moscow reiterates its demand for guarantees that the system will not be “even theoretically capable of targeting Russia.” The Russian Foreign Ministry is demanding “firm and legally binding guarantees” that the US-NATO missile defense system will not pose a national security threat to Russia. “We note that the developments (the agreement between Romania and the [...]

Arab Spring Poses Threat to Religious, Ethnic Minorities: State Department

Like us on Facebook The report also underscored abuses of religious freedom in Iraq, Iran and Saudi Arabia, saying that all religious minorities — particularly Bahais, Sufis, Christians and Jews — were targets in Iran. Follow us on LinkedIn LinkedIn Article source: http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/213765/20110914/arab-spring-religious-freedom-arab-spring-religious-freedom-state-department-hilary-clinton-arab-spr.htm

Daily Caller: Disney CEO Buries Inconvenient Facts About 9/11 to Protect Hillary Clinton, Say Activists

By Matthew Boyle, The Daily Caller Activists tell The Daily Caller that The Walt Disney Company is refusing to re-air a 9/11-related docudrama, effectively burying politically inconvenient facts about the events which led to the 9/11 terror attacks, in order to protect the political future of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. “The Path to 9/11,” [...]

Hillary Clinton: Fight against terror is a long struggle

NEW YORK: The US and other nations of the world face a long-term struggle against the “murderous ideology” of terrorism that has claimed innocent lives from London to Mumbai, and have to ensure that terrorists are made “irrelevant”, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said here. Addressing a gathering at a ‘Voices of September 11th’ event, [...]

Hillary Clinton: US Will Not Be Intimidated By Kabul Attacks

“Taliban gunmen armed with suicide bombs and heavy weaponry Tuesday launched coordinated attacks in Kabul, targeting NATO’s headquarters, the US embassy and the Afghan intelligence agency.” – AFP There were no casualties among US personnel at the American embassy. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton waxed indignant saying: American will not be cowed and will continue [...]

Colleen O’Connor: How Hillary Clinton Becomes President

I know. I know. Hillary Clinton said the chances of her challenging President Barack Obama “are below zero,” according to CNN. She also said she won’t “run for the presidency.” That doesn’t mean she won’t become president! And I am not talking about 2016. Watch the special election for New York’s 9th District (Rep. Anthony [...]

Hillary Clinton: ‘The road to Palestine does not lie not through the UN’

Speaking at a news conference, Mrs Clinton repeated the US view that the Palestinians should not seek full membership in the United Nations later this month and instead should resume direct talks with Israel. Article source: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/israel/8761306/Hillary-Clinton-The-road-to-Palestine-does-not-lie-not-through-the-UN.html

China restricting religious freedom, says Clinton

The Chinese government is restricting individuals, in particular those of the minority community, from their religious practices, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton [ Images ] said Tuesday. “In China, Tibetan Buddhists, Uighur Muslims, house church Christians all suffer from government attempts to restrict their religious practice,” she said on the occasion of release of [...]

Hillary Clinton: more ‘smart power’ needed in terrorism fight

Hillary Clinton announced Friday the creation of a new Global Counterterrorism Forum, which will use ‘smart power’ such as diplomacy and democracy to fight terrorism. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gives a speech on counterterrorism at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, on Sept. 9, in New York. Jason DeCrow/AP Enlarge 0 By Howard LaFranchi, Staff [...]

Hillary Clinton: US won’t shy away from force

NEW YORK — America won’t shy away from using military force against terrorist groups, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday in New York, where authorities were on guard amid a new threat ahead of Sept. 11 anniversary events. Stan Brewer 9/11 flight: Housewife handcuffed, strip-searched GOP leaders dismiss revenue-raising in Obama plan AP Perry [...]

Hillary Clinton Deserves Credit for The Positive U.S. Role in Libya: View

The unsung hero of the Libya drama in the U.S. is Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. Clinton’s actions were critical for several reasons. Most important, she overcame Defense Secretary Robert Gates’s caution about using military force in Libya and his reluctance to support an operation led by France and Britain. Clinton also personally managed the [...]