Clinton pledges to cut red tape

From NBC’s Libby Leist On day two of her new role as America's top diplomat, Secretary of State Clinton again displayed her first-rate political skills in front of hundreds of USAID staff this afternoon at the Ronald Reagan building. Clinton impressed the audience of development experts using a personal touch and addressing grievances of an agency that felt neglected and underfunded during the Bush years. She traced her own career path working to provide legal advice to low-income Americans, working on child issues, and traveling the world as First Lady to prove she was committed to their cause. "I feel so passionately about this, because, of course, it is part of my DNA," she said. ...( read more ) (link)