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Obama tasks Clinton to step up US diplomacy      (AP)
Obama tasks Clinton to step up US diplomacy (AP)
AP - Hillary Rodham Clinton is taking control of the State Department with a mandate from President Barack Obama to step up diplomatic efforts and restore the nation's tattered image abroad.
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Make Them Love Us
Classical Values — Make Them Love Us Mr. Obama has given the Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, a new mandate. Make the world love us . Hillary Rodham Clinton is taking control of the State Department with a mandate from President Barack Obama to step up diplomatic efforts and restore the nation's tattered image abroad. Her appointment, confirmed by the Senate and sealed in a private ceremony in her Senate office on Wednesday, came as Obama moved quickly in his first day in office to shore up a team of seasoned advisers and take the nation's foreign policy in a new direction. Obama prepared to ...

Early Morning Swim
Firedoglake — ... Caroline is out. Good news. More good news. Even more good news. HRC is on the job. Majority of Americans uninterested in protecting America. Huh -- she probably has lots of great sitcom ideas. Meh.

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