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Once again among Time‘s “most influential,”  our Hillary is riding a rising tide of popularity.  This year’s tribute was penned by former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, a close collaborator of hers during their shared tenure with the administration. Hillary Clinton Diplomat By Robert Gates Wednesday, Apr. 18, 2012 ENLARGE PHOTO+ Diana Walker for TIME [...]

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During the 2008 presidential campaign, Sarah Palin was asked to articulate the Bush Doctrine. She was unable to.  If Hillary Rodham Clinton is ever in a similar situation, she will have no problem citing intricacies of doctrines established by the Obama administration because they will be her own. In 2009 she rolled out her “smart [...]

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There is a little more to come from Spain, but meanwhile there was a special request from The Prosecutrix to post this video, a light-hearted little comment regarding her budget.  Enjoy!

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AH! Well I did find an embeddable video of this event at the CSPAN Video Library. Thank you, CSPAN. Secretary Clinton is the last speaker. Lovely, and funny tributes to a great man. Lawrence Eagleburger Memorial, posted with vodpod

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Lawrence Eagleburger Memorial, posted with vodpod Remarks at the Memorial Service for Former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Arlington, VA June 21, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: I want to thank the Eagleburger family, Scott, Andrew, Jason, for the invitation to share some observations about an extraordinary diplomat, not only on my [...]

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U.S.-Japan Joint Press Availability, posted with vodpod Remarks With Secretary of Defense Robert Gates; Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto; and Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa After Their Meeting Remarks Hillary Rodham Clinton Secretary of State Dean Acheson Auditorium Washington, DC June 21, 2011 SECRETARY CLINTON: Good morning, everyone. It is my pleasure along with Secretary [...]

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Public Schedule for June 21, 2011 Public Schedule Washington, DC June 21, 2011 SECRETARY HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON 8:30 a.m.  Secretary Clinton and Secretary of Defense Bob Gates co-host the U.S.-Japan Security Consultative Committee (SCC) meeting with Japanese Foreign Minister Takeaki Matsumoto and Japanese Defense Minister Toshimi Kitazawa, at the Department of State. (POOLED CAMERA SPRAY) [...]

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When he took over the Defense Department from Donald Rumsfeld during the G.W. Bush administration, I remember thinking what a breath of fresh air he was. What a straight-talking relief. He agreed to stay on in the post into the Obama administration, and I doubt that there was a single American who disagreed with that [...]

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I have retooled this post from its previous version enough to make it an entirely new preview of Mme. Secretary’s upcoming week. This first event promises to be bittersweet since it is probably the last official event at which this amazing pair of colleagues will appear. Power and Persuasion indeed! What terrific teamwork we have [...]

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This picture, from the White House photo stream, shows  The Situation Room yesterday, 05-01-11 as the National Security Team watched the raid on the Bin Laden compound unfold.

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