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Papers Show First Lady Away at Key Foreign Policy Moments

Mining schedule may highlight Hillary's role

By Jonas Oransky, Newser Staff

Posted Mar 19, 2008 4:45 PM CDT

(Newser) – As historians and political strategists pore over newly released documents from Hillary Clinton’s years in the White House, the Guardian jumps in with a first look at whether she was present when big foreign policy decisions were reached. Clinton has made her role in... Read full story »

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