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Clinton again tries to calm Arab fears about US commitment to Mideast peace

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressed the Forum of the Future today in Morocco and again sought to temper Arab anxiety over a perceived softening of the Obama administration’s insistence that Israel halt settlements before peace talks resume.

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November 3, 2009 in Clinton, Hillary, Current Affairs, Middle East Peace Process | Permalink | User Comments (19)

Secretary Clinton to Pakistan: "I Find it Hard to Believe that Nobody in Your Government Knows Where (Al Qaeda) Really Are and Couldn't Get Them if They Really Wanted To"

In Lahore, Pakistan, today Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered a blunt message to six prominent Pakistani newspaper editors.

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October 29, 2009 in Afghanistan, Clinton, Hillary | Permalink | User Comments (25)

Kerry: “Common Sense” that Obama Should Wait on New Afghan Strategy Until Run-off Complete

Senator John Kerry, D-Mass., freshly back from his five-day trip to Afghanistan and Pakistan where he brokered an agreement with Afghan President Hamid Karzai to accept a new presidential run—off election, emerged from his nearly hour long meeting with President Obama in the Oval office this afternoon.

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October 21, 2009 in Afghanistan, Clinton, Hillary, Current Affairs, Obama, Barack, White House | Permalink | User Comments (118)

Obama administration unveils new Sudan policy

The Obama administration unveiled its long-awaited Sudan policy today, which maintains a focus on the conflict in Darfur but broadens it to include implementation of the Comprehensive Peace Agreement which ended the country’s bloody civil war and is considered by experts to be the next powder keg in Africa’s largest country.

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October 19, 2009 in Clinton, Hillary, Current Affairs, Obama, Barack | Permalink | User Comments (7)

The Af-Pak Debate

President Obama is right now meeting in the White House Situation Room with his national security team to discuss Afghanistan and Pakistan, the fifth such meeting since September.

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October 14, 2009 in Afghanistan, Clinton, Hillary, Current Affairs, Joe Biden, Obama, Barack, White House | Permalink | User Comments (6)

Clinton Dodges Question About Losing Her Cool in Congo

At a press conference in Liberia today Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was asked to explain why she lost her temper on earlier this week when a Congolese student asked her what her husband thought of a Chinese trade deal with the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

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August 13, 2009 in Clinton, Hillary | Permalink | User Comments (107)

Out of Africa

For the second time this week, the nation's top diplomat is being accused of making un-diplomatic remarks. At a town hall in Abuja, Nigeria, a land of corrupt elections, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton tried to push the message that...

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August 13, 2009 in Clinton, Hillary | Permalink | User Comments (32)

Hillary Busts a Move, Part Deux

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton got her groove on for the second time this week during a seven-country-in-11-day swing through Africa.

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August 8, 2009 in Clinton, Hillary | Permalink | User Comments (12)

Clinton to meet with ousted Honduran president

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet with ousted Honduran President Jose Manuel Zelaya in Washington today.

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July 7, 2009 in Clinton, Hillary | Permalink | User Comments (147)

Bill Clinton's New Rules

According to people familiar with negotiations between the Obama and Clinton camps, here are the general rules going forward for the former president, as his wife prepares to become the next Secretary of State. Both at the request of President-elect...

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November 29, 2008 in Clinton, Hillary | Permalink | User Comments (46)