Hillary Clinton

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01/25/09
Women applaud Obama's Cabinet picks but hope for more

Naming Sen. Hillary Clinton to the most prominent Cabinet position, secretary of state, was a good start. "After one of the most gender-focused campaigns in ...

Source: Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX
01/24/09
Reader's view: Obama brings Chicago-style politics to Washington

was almost handed a Cabinet post. Sen. Hillary Clinton could deliver her followers and the women’s vote and she was given a Cabinet post. ...

Source: Duluth News Tribune, MN
01/24/09
Rasmussen: McCain Leads Obama/Clinton

McCain currently leads Barack Obama 49% to 42% and Hillary Clinton 51% to 41% margin. African-American support for Clinton has collapsed, falling to 55% in ...

Source: You Decide, NY
01/24/09
Gillibrand to be first US senator from upstate New York in 40 years

And she is the second woman to serve as one of New York’s two senators, the first being her predecessor and mentor, Hillary Clinton. ...

Source: Catskill Daily Mail, NY
01/24/09
Welcome to your reeling world, Mr President

The UN said Mr Ban had a "very cordial conversation" with newly sworn-in US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on food security, the peace process in ...

Source: Sydney Morning Herald, Australia
01/24/09
Week's political turmoil reveals the three-ring circus that is Albany

Kirsten Gillibrand will fill former US Sen. Hillary Clinton's high heels? For the public, it was just another day of madness in Albany. ...

Source: New York Daily News, NY
01/24/09
On Cornyn and Clinton: Why not disclosure for Cheney?

The other piece quotes our Sen. John Cornyn delaying the ratification of Sen. Hillary Clinton as secretary of state because he wants more "transparency" on ...

Source: Dallas Morning News, TX
01/24/09
Meet the New Maverick, Same As the Old Maverick?

... Hillary Clinton's confirmation as secretary of state (h/t: WaPo): "I think that's indicative of the role that John McCain is going to play," said Sen. ...

Source: AOL News Newsbloggers, VA
01/24/09
Hillary Leads -- and Follows -- As She Takes Over at State

Hillary Clinton's first day at the office was nothing short of a triumph. Greeted by cheering throngs - many of them old hands at the State Department ...

Source: Washington Post, United States
01/24/09
Gillibrand is both praised and criticized

He challenged her to join him on a "listening tour" such as the one Hillary Clinton did in 1999, to understand downstate concerns. ...

Source: Newsday, NY
01/24/09
Sen. Cardin to head Helsinki Commission

"I look forward to working with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as she leads the effort to restore our nation's credibility in the area of human rights," ...

Source: Baltimore Sun, United States
01/24/09
Sorry Caroline, but all's fair in politics

All JFK's daughter had to do was say she was interested in filling Hillary Clinton's Senate seat, and political pedigree turned her into the top contender ...

Source: Boston Globe, United States
01/24/09
Clinton makes Mideast introductory calls

24 (UPI) -- US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has made many introductory telephone calls to world leaders since her confirmation Thursday, ...

Source: United Press International
01/24/09
Local officials like Paterson's choice

David Paterson's choice to replace former Sen. Hillary Clinton provides some representation for Upstate New York, at least one expert is concerned she's ...

Source: Ithaca Journal, NY
01/24/09
Obama earns respect from Sen. Inhofe

Inhofe also was complimentary of some of Obama’s cabinet picks, including Hillary Clinton as secretary of state and Tom Vilsack as agriculture secretary. ...

Source: Enid News & Eagle, OK
01/24/09
The Obama effect on SC

South Carolina’s other US senator, Lindsey Graham, R-Seneca, voted for Clinton. “Hillary Clinton will serve our nation well as secretary of state,” said ...

Source: The State, SC
01/24/09
The drought is over

That's one more thing for which we can thank Hillary Clinton, who broke the first-lady mold 18 years ago and has the scars to prove it. ...

Source: Pittsburgh Post Gazette, PA
01/24/09
GOP Congressman Urges Governor To Lift “Cloud Of Uncertainty” Over ...

Political sources insist Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who has had close ties to Gillibrand, let it be known that she strongly favored her for the ...

Source: New York's CW11 / WPIX-TV, new york
01/24/09
Barack Obama, Introspective ENTP?

Barack Obama, like Hillary Clinton and Bill Clinton, is obviously an intuitive. He is all about ideas, patterns and possibilities. No sensing type would use ...

Source: Huffington Post, NY
01/24/09
How Obama set the tone for a new US revolution

The sense of a new era for the US abroad was reinforced by the confirmation of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state. Clinton has promised smart diplomacy, ...

Source: guardian.co.uk, UK
01/24/09
Obama unveils details of $825bn plan to ease crisis

... it was manipulating the yuan currency were misleading, a day after Beijing cautioned incoming secretary of state Hillary Clinton to tread carefully. ...

Source: Scotsman, United Kingdom
01/24/09
Gwen Ifill's 'The Breakthrough': perceptive

In her chapter on Obama's Democratic primary battle with Sen. Hillary Clinton, she asks rhetorically whether sexism really hurt Clinton more than racism ...

Source: Austin American-Statesman, TX
01/24/09
Obama's Abortion Bombshell: Unrestricted Abortion Over Wishes of ...

By Peter J. Smith, 1/24/2009 2:34:10 AM WASHINGTON, DC - Barack Obamaa has plans to reward the allies that helped him topple Hillary Clinton from her throne ...

Source: Hawaii Reporter, HI
01/24/09
Don’t Name That Senator

David Paterson of New York has completed his operatic quest to fill Hillary Clinton’s Senate seat and Roland Burris, chosen by the embattled Illinois ...

Source: New York Times, United States
01/24/09
Field of hopefuls grows for Gilibrand's House seat

Ms. Gillibrand has not yet been sworn in to the Senate seat previously held by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, but that has not deterred both Democrats ...

Source: Columbia Independent Online, NY
01/24/09
Mitchell and Blair may unite on peace

However, Blair stayed in regular contact with Hillary Clinton, the new secretary of state, despite strains over the Iraq war. Mitchell's appointment came as ...

Source: Times Online, UK
01/24/09
Obama's got a foreign team of big names - with egos to match

Here is where Obama's former nemesis and new secretary of state, Hillary Clinton, will play a critical role. The post-primary rapprochement between Clinton ...

Source: guardian.co.uk, UK
01/24/09
In these great United States every dream is possible...

In a major upset he defeated Senator Hillary Clinton (wife of President Bill Clinton) in the Democratic primaries, though he had trouble winning big swing ...

Source: Panthic Weekly, CA
01/23/09
Ms. Magazine publisher Eleanor Smeal talks Hillary and ...

Megan: Despite being the third woman to be Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton seems to be the first one with strong feminist leanings and has stated that ...

Source: Foreign Policy
01/23/09
Despite Pro-Abortion Views, Hillary Clinton Receives Wide Support

Sen. David Vitter, R-La., and Sen. Jim DeMint, RS.C., cast the lone "no" votes Wednesday, citing Clinton's support for taxpayer-funded abortions overseas. ...

Source: CitizenLink, CO

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