powerlineblog.com - 1/17/2009
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Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearing on Tuesday was something of a love-fest. Even the normally sensible Senator DeMint saw fit to assure Clinton "I have no questions about your integrity." Has DeMint forgotten Hillary's corruption during the 1990s, which led her to the brink of a deserved ...
nytimes.com - 1/13/2009
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nytimes.com —
The following is a transcript of the senate
confirmation hearing nominating Senator Hillary Clinton as Secretary of
State, as provided by CQ Transcriptions. KERRY: Well, good morning, everyone. We welcome you all here. We're delighted to welcome ...
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Transcript - Senate Confirmation Hearing - Hillary ...
shakespearessister.blogspot.com - 1/13/2009
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shakespearessister.blogspot.com —
Hillary Clinton's confirmation hearing is going on right
now, and I just heard a brief clip on
the radio in which she was listing all the things that have happened in the world just since the election, and included on her list was (paraphrased) ...
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Oh, Hillary
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Could Hillary be a great Secretary of State?
GayPatriot —
... While our nation had many good Secretaries of State (and at least three great ones, Acheson, Dulles and Shultz) during the Cold War, for the passed two decades, we’ve had only mediocrities and incompetents. But, HIllary lacks one thing which made otherwise qualified individuals mediocre at State, she is her own person, or at least, has been, since the media abandoned her last spring (or maybe even earlier).
This is not to say that I dismiss her ethical lapses, but just to say it’s entirely possible she could succeed at State. ...
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