Hillary Clinton

Democrat  •  New York  •  2nd Term  •  Sworn In 2001
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01/29/09
Siena: Paterson Losing Ground

Kirsten Gillibrand (assuming they know who she is), but they don't like the way he handled the process of filling Hillary Clinton's vacant seat. ...

Source: New York Daily News, NY
01/29/09
Dennis Ross as Iran Envoy?

Two days after taking office, President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton held a press conference to announce the new administration's ...

Source: Huffington Post, NY
01/29/09
Kent Bush: Feingold wants to leave it up to the voters

By Kent Bush Sen. Russ Feingold (D-Wis.) has proposed an amendment to the constitution that would forever eliminate the problem. ...

Source: Pittsburg Morning Sun, KS
01/29/09
Giuliani endorses McCain; his fall shows a failed strategy

... It rarely mentioned GOP rivals by name and constantly touted Giuliani as the only Republican candidate strong enough to defeat Sen. Hillary Clinton, DN. ...

Source: The Miami Herald, FL
01/29/09
High-Speed Rail: Will New York state ever leave the station?

Newly appointed US Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand met with Sen. Charles Schumer and former Sen. Hillary Clinton last week and discussed high-speed rail. ...

Source: The Post-Standard - Syracuse.com, NY
01/29/09
NCBA Lobbyist Ticks Off A Slew

Sen. Hillary Clinton was going through her confirmation hearing for Secretary of State as Woodall spoke. The reason her nomination is important to the ...

Source: Livestock Weekly (subscription), TX
01/29/09
Poll: Gov. Paterson blamed for soap opera over filling Hillary ...

By GLENN BLAIN ALBANY - Gov. Paterson's messy handling of New York's Senate vacancy led to his highest unfavorable rating ever, a new poll shows. ...

Source: New York Daily News, NY
01/29/09
Todd Stern Named Chief Climate Negotiator

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton named Todd Stern, a former senior White House official, as the new administration’s principal adviser on international ...

Source: Environmental Leader, CO
01/29/09
Clinton urges Obama to stick with rescue plans

Earlier, the Associated Press reported that financial statements filed by his wife Hillary Clinton, the new US secretary of state, showed that his public ...

Source: Times Online, UK
01/29/09
Hillary and Lilly

Barack Obama signed his first bill this morning, giving Hillary Clinton her last domestic policy victory. Clinton was an early champion for the cause of ...

Source: New York Daily News, NY
01/29/09
White House Cheat Sheet: The Bully Pulpit

Just When You Thought You Were Out: With Hillary Clinton's confirmation as secretary of state last week, the family that dominated Democratic politics for ...

Source: Washington Post, United States
01/29/09
GOP Schools Obama on Partisanship

Day in and day out, Limbaugh regaled his huge audience with three hours of mocking attacks on Bill and Hillary Clinton, just like today when he has ...

Source: Consortium News
01/29/09
Hillary was a good choice

Hillary Clinton made it here so, according to the song, she can make it anywhere. Her journey from a successful Senate career to the State Department may ...

Source: Buffalo News,  United States
01/29/09
A '2nd Amendment Democrat' Defends Gillibrand

...poised to become a centrist Senator who wil deliver for New York -- all of NY. Have NY Democrats forgotten that Bill and Hillary Clinton co-founded the "center-right" Democratic Leadership Council (DLC) in order to win back the so-called Reagan Democrat

01/29/09
Senator Gillibrand to Revisit Views on Immigration

Since being sworn in on Tuesday, Senator Gillibrand has attempted to calm criticisms over her past positions on immigration. According to an article in ...

Source: CAUSA, Oregon's Immigrant Rights Coalition, OR
01/29/09
Obama's arc of instability

The photo features President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, new US Middle East envoy George Mitchell and new US ...

Source: Asia Times Online, Hong Kong
01/29/09
Panel backs Holder for attorney general

ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK - Leading backers of Hillary Clinton's failed presidential bid announced yesterday the creation of a new online network for her ...

Source: Boston Globe, United States
01/29/09
Walk Hard: Vitter’s definition of compromise needs reevaluation

Recently, Vitter was one of two senators who voted against the confirmation of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton — and the only senator to vote against her ...

Source: LSU The Reveille, LA
01/28/09
PEACH BUZZ: Carter gets new wheels, some ribbing

But Carter explained that he and the former first lady from Plains actually already had spent 15 minutes visiting with Bill Clinton and Hillary Clinton ...

Source: Atlanta Journal Constitution,  USA
01/28/09
Afghan Pak border areas a source of instability: Clinton

WASHINGTON: The US Secretary of State Ms Hillary Clinton has said that the Afghan-Pakistan border area is a source of instability not only for the two ...

Source: Hindu Business Line, India
01/28/09
Bill Clinton Made Nearly $6M From Speeches Last Year

According to the documents filed by his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Mr. Clinton earned $5.7 million in speaking fees, of which $4.6 million ...

Source: CBS News, NY
01/28/09
Questions Linger Over New York Senator's Immigration Stance

David Paterson to replace Hillary Clinton was met with resistance from New York’s immigrant communities and Hispanic politicians (who threatened to try to ...

Source: New America Media, CA
01/28/09
Judiciary Panel Votes To Support Holder's Nomination As Attorney ...

... two lawmakers who had voted against Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's confirmation vote. The committee's endorsement of Holder came a day after Sen. ...

Source: AHN
01/28/09
World breathes sigh of relief, Hillary Clinton says

After calling dozens of world leaders, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks of their 'appreciation' for the Obama foreign policy team's new ...

Source: Los Angeles Times, CA
01/28/09
Last Republican Standing? Cornyn Takes Fight to Democrats

6, the former Texas Supreme Court justice and state attorney general has tried to stymie Hillary Clinton's secretary of state confirmation, ...

Source: FOXNews
01/28/09
NY's new US senator is also the youngest

At 42, Gillibrand is the youngest US senator and is the 17th woman in the chamber. Gillibrand fills a seat vacated when Hillary Clinton became secretary of ...

Source: Boston Globe, United States
01/28/09
Craig, Butts, Meltzer, DeRosa & Wolin: President Obama's In-House ...

Associate Counsels named today include Kendall Burman; Susan Davies (Clinton, clerk for Kennedy and Breyer); Karen Dunn (Hillary Clinton's Senate Office, ...

Source: ABC News
01/28/09
The fallout from Obama's interview: day one

Hillary Clinton might -- and I do mean "might" -- not be reading from the same script. Less than a day after Obama made his carefully nuanced remarks, ...

Source: Foreign Policy
01/28/09
Big dreams over, NM gov back to nitty-gritty

He was talked about for secretary of state, until Hillary Clinton got it. Commerce seemed a fit for the business-friendly, globe-trotting guy who has ...

Source: MSNBC
01/28/09
Not I, Said The Fly. Did The Fly Lie? By Henry J. Stern

We have locked in on the selection of a successor to Senator Hillary Clinton. She served eight years, resigning to go to Washington in a most important ...

Source: Yonkers Tribune, NY

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