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NEWS ABOUT: Hillary Clinton

Hillary Clinton stories: 1490 news summaries

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 Clinton Falls, Fractures Elbow 

Secretary of state will undergo surgery next week.

Jun 18, 09 5:17 AM CDT
(AP) - Hillary Clinton fractured her right elbow during a fall yesterday, and will undergo surgery to repair it in the coming week. The accident happened while the secretary of state was on her way to the White House, and she was taken to a university hospital for treatment before being released.... More »

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Hillary Clinton • secretary of State • injury • broken bone • Obama Cabinet

(AP) - Hillary Clinton said today the US hopes the outcome of the contested Iranian presidential election reflects the "genuine will and desire" of the Iranian people. "We are monitoring the situation as it unfolds in Iran, but we, like the rest of the world, are waiting and watching to... More »

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Iran • Hillary Clinton • Mahmoud Ahmadinejad • Canada • Iranian Revolutionary Guard • Obama administration • Robert Gibbs • Iranian election • Mir Hossein Mousavi

(Newser) - North Korea’s sentencing of two US journalists to hard labor further complicates relations between the nations, the Christian Science Monitor reports. The White House seeks tougher UN sanctions against North Korea after it tested a nuclear bomb last month, and experts say the sentences’ timing is no coincidence. “... More »

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Hillary Clinton • North Korea • Al Gore • nuclear weapons • journalist • negotiations • UN sanctions • state sponsors of terror list • Euna Lee • Laura Ling

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Hillary: Obama 'Absolutely' Able to Handle 3am Call

Secretary of state puts Iran, N. Korea on notice

Jun 7, 09 10:58 AM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton made her first Sunday show appearance as secretary of state today, vowing “there would be retaliation” against Iran if it attacked Israel, and that Washington might return North Korea to its state terror list. Clinton, speaking on This Week a year to the day after she ceded... More »

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Iran • health care • Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Israel • North Korea • Newt Gingrich • Richard Shelby • health care reform • David Axelrod

OPINION

 Fix Iraq to Fix the Region 

A 'decent and stable' country could set an example

Jun 7, 09 10:30 AM CDT
(Newser) - Many in the Middle East demanded action after President Obama’s Cairo speech, but the action that’s crucial right now is the Iraq peace process, writes Thomas Friedman in the New York Times. Hillary Clinton must lead us in an effort to establish a “decent and stable political... More »

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Hillary Clinton • diplomacy • Iraq pullout • Thomas Friedman • Iraq war • Iraq exit strategy • President Obama

 OAS Votes to 
 Readmit Cuba  

Castro blasts group as a tool of the US

Jun 3, 09 2:54 PM CDT
(AP) - The Organization of American States voted today to revoke a 1962 measure expelling communist Cuba, reversing a landmark of the Cold War in the hemisphere. It was not immediately clear if the ministers set democratic reform or human-rights conditions on Cuba's return to full participation in the organization, as Secretary... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Latin America • State Department • Fidel Castro • Cuba • Organization of American States

El Salvador's 1st Leftist President Sworn In

Vows to transform nation, praises Obama in inaugural speech

Jun 2, 09 7:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A former TV journalist representing a party founded by Marxist guerrillas has been sworn in as El Salvador's first leftist president. Mauricio Funes, who ran on a center-left, pro-America platform, called Barack Obama an inspiration in his inauguration speech and singled out Hillary Clinton, who attended the ceremony, as "... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Latin America • Central America • El Salvador • Mauricio Funes

 Bill Settles In to New Role 


May 27, 09 7:05 PM CDT
(Newser) - Bill Clinton: globetrotter, world diplomat, crafts shop enthusiast. Peter Baker profiles the former president in New York Times magazine as he adjusts to his new role—this time as the spouse of a Cabinet member. "We've reversed roles," says Clinton, who loves to shop for Hillary and female... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Bill Clinton • former presidents

(Newser) - Roxana Saberi, the 32-year-old journalist recently sprung from a prison in Iran, got a face-to-face meeting today with Hillary Clinton to express her thanks, reports CNN. "When I found out that I had the support while I was in prison, I gained a lot of strength and hope, and... More »

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Iran • Hillary Clinton • secretary of State • journalist • Roxana Saberi

Partners of
Gay, Lesbian Diplomats Win Full Benefits

Clinton memo skirts Defense of Marriage Act

May 24, 09 5:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The State Department will offer same-sex partners of American diplomats all the benefits given to married spouses, reports the New York Times. An internal memo from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressed to a gay and lesbian Foreign Service organization outlined the changes, which would ensure diplomatic passports, access... More »

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Hillary Clinton • diplomacy • State Department • same-sex couples

(Newser) - Just in time for back-to-school shopping, the first family’s puppy will star in his own comic book, MTV reports. Puppy Power: Bo Obama, due out in September, will offer what the publisher calls an “insider’s look at the White House.” In the works from the same... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Michelle Obama • female politicians • comics • comic books • Portuguese water dog • Bo Obama • Bluewater Productions

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is hoping text messages can save Pakistan’s Swat Valley. The Secretary of State is asking Americans to text “swat” to 20222 to make a $5 donation to help refugees from the fighting there, Foreign Policy reports. The money would go to a UN agency, which provides... More »

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Hillary Clinton • United Nations • Pakistan • donation • text message • refugee • Swat Valley • humanitarian aid

Hsu Guilty of Squeezing Donors for Campaign Cash

Big Hillary fundraiser faces up to 20 years

May 19, 09 11:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - Ponzi schemer and Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu has been convicted of campaign finance fraud after two days of jury deliberations, the Wall Street Journal reports. Prosecutors said Hsu had pushed his investors to donate tens of thousands to his chosen political candidates, including Hillary Clinton, between 2004 and 2007. Hsu... More »

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Hillary Clinton • fraud • campaign finance • Norman Hsu • Ponzi scheme • guilty verdict

(AP) - Hillary Clinton will detail plans for US humanitarian aid to Pakistan later today, as part of the administration's new strategy for countering the appeal of Taliban militants in the nuclear-armed country. An administration official said the aid package would amount to about $100 million to help Pakistani refugees who have... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Pakistan • Swat Valley • humanitarian aid • Obama administration

Mutual Pal Pushed Palin
to Court Clintons

To help image problems, help pay down Hillary's debt, Palin ally urged

May 19, 09 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - A Maryland lawyer who is a sometime adviser to Sarah Palin urged her to forge an alliance with Hillary Clinton, reports Politico. John Coale, aka Greta Van Susteren's hubby, suggested that Palin donate funds from her political action committee to help Clinton retire campaign debt. Palin was open to reaching... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Sarah Palin • campaign debt • Greta Van Susteren • SarahPAC • John Coale

(Newser) - Bill Clinton will be named the United Nation’s special envoy to Haiti this week, Foreign Policy reports. Clinton’s popularity in the deeply impoverished nation remains high from his presidential tenure, when he intervened to restore Jean-Bertrand Aristide to the presidency after his 1994 ouster. The announcement, expected tomorrow,... More »

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Hillary Clinton • United Nations • Bill Clinton • Haiti • UN special envoy

analysis

Why the Olympics Could Be Bad News for GOP


May 12, 09 7:59 PM CDT
(Newser) - Barack Obama is wielding his clout to try to win the Summer Olympics for Chicago in 2016, which, if you follow the bouncing political ball, could be great news for Hillary Clinton or another lucky Democrat, writes Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com. Here's the logic: The Olympics create a groundswell... More »

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Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Democrats • Chicago • 2016 Olympics • President Obama

 Dem Donor Hsu 
 Pleads Guilty 
 to $20M Fraud 

Ponzi scheme garnered illegal political donations: feds

May 7, 09 11:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu pleaded guilty today to 10 counts of wire and mail fraud related to an alleged $20 million Ponzi scheme. Prosecutors say Hsu, now 58, bullied victims into contributing to political causes and made illegal donations to politicians like Hillary Clinton, who eventually returned $850,000. His... More »

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Hillary Clinton • Manhattan • federal courts • guilty plea • Norman Hsu • Democratic Party • criminal trial

Obama Puts Human Rights on Back Burner, Activists Say

Sometimes confrontation isn't best tactic, administration suggests

May 5, 09 11:03 AM CDT
(Newser) - Human-rights workers had high hopes for the Obama administration after President Bush’s inconsistent, too-hot-too-cold policies—but so far, the Washington Post reports, activists think President Obama has let rights take a back seat to more pressing concerns. For example, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said pushing China on human... More »

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China • Hillary Clinton • Darfur • Venezuela • human rights • human rights violations • human rights activists • Obama administration

ANALYSIS

 Clinton Gets Comfy at State 


May 1, 09 5:32 PM CDT
(Newser) - Hillary Clinton’s transition from presidential candidate to secretary of state wasn’t easy—and neither is the new gig—but the former first lady has taken it all in stride, the New York Times reports. “I love the job; I mean, it’s really hard,” Clinton said,... More »

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Hillary Clinton • State Department • secretary of State • foreign policy • Election 2008 • Obama administration • President Obama • special envoy

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