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Clinton Pledges Tough Diplomacy and a Fast Start
Clinton Pledges Tough Diplomacy and a Fast Start
Hillary Rodham Clinton parried doubts about her husband’s fund-raising and emerged from a hearing headed for swift approval as secretary of state. >
Video: Clinton vows to revitalize U.S. diplomacy
politicalnewslive.blogspot.com — Hillary Rodham Clinton says she intends to revitalize the mission of diplomacy in American foreign policy, calling... for a 'smart power' strategy in the Middle East. (more) Video: Clinton vows to revitalize U.S. diplomacy
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Clinton's strategy for Middle East peace
Political Animal — CLINTON'S STRATEGY FOR MIDDLE EAST PEACE.... We learned a fair amount today about Hillary Clinton's thinking on the peace process in the Middle East. As part of her confirmation hearings, the likely next Secretary of State talked about diplomatic contacts with Iran and Syria, bringing Israelis and Palestinians to the table, and the recent history about U.S. policy in the region, most notably during her husband's presidency. And speaking of which, Martin Indyk, the Clinton administration's ambassador to Israel, has a new book out, Innocent Abroad: An Intimate Account of ...

The Early Word: A Transition Stumble
The Caucus — ... Vice President-elect Joe Biden and Senator Lindsey Graham, who traveled to Southwest Asia over the last week on a fact-finding trip. The transition office notes that they will present “their findings and assessments” to Mr. Obama this afternoon. Confirmations On Tuesday, all eyes were focused on Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton, who took hours of questions from members of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee in her bid to become the next secretary of state. The Times’s Mark Landler reports : The only testy notes in a day of cordial exchanges came when Republican ...

The Latest from the LoveFest
N/A — ... Confirmation Hearings will continue today.  For a moment yesterday DC forgot about boring things like bailouts and The Financial Apocalypse to focus on what really matters: a “forward looking” foreign policy and eyeballing ...

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