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I Love the Beatles, But I'd Rather Not Sing
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... Secretary of State Clinton talks music on Indonesia's most popular TV show.
Tells the youth show "Awesome" her favorite music is the Beatles and Rolling Stones, but declines to perform.
"See all these people, they will leave if I sing." ...
Clinton to Attend Gaza Aid Conference
The Page by Mark Halperin —
... met Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono and appeared on a TV chat show in Indonesia.
Next up is South Korea and, ahead of her arrival , North Korea issued a warning to Seoul that it was ready for "all-out confrontation".
Plus: NYT hears from Clinton on why she decided to work for the President. ...
Hillary in Indonesia Explains Why She Took SOS Job
TalkLeft —
During her tour of Indonesia yesterday, Hillary Clinton told the Indonesians why she accepted the Secretary of State's job: It was not anything I had any reason to expect or had even thought about,” Mrs. Clinton said of President Obama’s offer to her to be the nation’s chief diplomat. “I had to make a hard decision.” Mrs. Clinton said she put aside the disappointment of the election to take Mr. Obama’s job offer because, she said, “We have so many of the same views of what we should do in the ...
Secretary Clinton in South Korea
The Democratic Daily —
... Clinton said today that “that a potential power struggle to succeed North Korea’s leader, Kim Jong-il, had injected a troubling new element into negotiations with North Korea over its nuclear weapons program.” ...
Chris Dodd Pulls a Hillary Clinton on the Banks
The Washington Note —
Senator Chris Dodd may have just pulled a Hillary Clinton. . .
Like Clinton who just sent the media into a tizzy by referring to North Korea's leadership succession struggles and thus prompting a mad dash to understand whether she was now looking beyond Kim Jong Il or encouraging a coup, Senator Dodd has caused ripple effects with his comments about possibly nationalizing Citibank and Bank of America.
This from a Bloomberg report on Dodd's interview with Al Hunt:
Christopher Dodd said it may be necessary to nationalize some banks for a short time as Citigroup Inc. and ...
Nationalize the Banks, or Don't -- But Flirtation Just Scares the Depositors
TPMCafe —
Senator Chris Dodd may have just pulled a Hillary Clinton. . .
Like Clinton who just sent the media into a tizzy by referring to North Korea's leadership succession struggles and thus prompting a mad dash to understand whether she was now looking beyond Kim Jong Il or encouraging a coup, Senator Dodd has caused ripple effects with his comments about possibly nationalizing Citibank and Bank of America.
This from a Bloomberg report on Dodd's interview with Al Hunt:
Christopher Dodd said it may be necessary to nationalize some banks for a short time as Citigroup Inc. and Bank of America Corp. ...
