US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton deplores as a ‘travesty’ Russia and China’s veto of a UN resolution condemning Syria’s violent crackdown on protesters.

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US anger at Syria veto ‘travesty’

From the investigations of the Clinton White House to the more than 1,000 subpoenas he issued almost single-handedly, Rep. Dan Burton (R-Ind.) cut an investigative path along Pennsylvania Avenue unlike that of almost any other committee chairman of the past 50 years. Read full article > >

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Rep. Dan Burton, who transformed House panel into a feared committee, to retire

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton condemned “in the strongest possible terms” the escalation of Syrian government attacks on opposition protesters and said she would voice American concerns at a U.N. Security Council meeting on the subject Tuesday. Read full article > >

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Like President Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she hasn’t been watching the Republican primary debates. But at least Clinton has an excuse for tuning out — she says she’s quitting government after the election no matter who wins. Read full article > >

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Clinton: Done with the ‘high wire’ of politics. Really.

Like President Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she hasn’t been watching the Republican primary debates. But at least Clinton has an excuse for tuning out — she says she’s quitting government after the election no matter who wins. Read full article > >

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Clinton: Done with the ‘high wire’ of politics. Really.

Like President Obama, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she hasn’t been watching the Republican primary debates. But at least Clinton has an excuse for tuning out — she says she’s quitting government after the election no matter who wins. Read full article > >

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Clinton: Done with the ‘high wire’ of politics. Really.

And then there were five … which made for a feisty evening of misstatements. We focused on 11, and may come back for more later in the week. Let’s take them in the order in which they were made. “As [House] speaker, I came back, working with President Bill Clinton. We passed a very Reagan-like program: less regulation, lower taxes. Unemployment dropped to 4.2 percent. We created 11 million jobs.” Read full article > >

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Fact Checking the Fox News-WSJ debate in South Carolina

The first question you might ask about Thomas Caplan ’s “ The Spy Who Jumped Off the Screen ” is just why Bill Clinton has — as the novel’s front cover proclaims — written its introduction. Clinton quickly answers that question: The two men met as freshmen at Georgetown University nearly 50 years ago and have been friends ever since. Caplan helped in Clinton’s race for freshman class president and, several decades later, contributed to his inaugural addresses. Now, with his generous and readable introduction, Clinton returns the favors. Read full article > >

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The Obama administration is preparing to send an ambassador to Burma for the first time in 24 years, S ecretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday in a further sign of the thaw in relations between the two countries. Read full article > >

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Clinton, citing thaw, says U.S. will send ambassador to Burma

Clintons, Sarokozy among mourners.

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Vaclav Havel Laid to Rest

Clinton urges security forces to end violence.

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Woman’s Beating Outrages Egypt

For 40 years, the Redskins have thrown away high draft picks like they were cheap lottery tickets. In half those seasons, Washington didn’t even have a first-round pick. For decades, whenever the Redskins wanted Donovan McNabb, Mark Brunell, Brad Johnson, Clinton Portis, Laveranues Coles, Jason Taylor, Pete Kendall, Dan Wilkinson or Sean Gilbert for a quick fix or a style makeover, they tossed picks from the first four rounds into the trade pot. Read full article > >

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Mike Shanahan is forging a new identity for the Redskins: building through the draft

Chelsea Clinton gave an utterly unsatisfying explanation on Monday for why she made her debut as a special correspondent on NBC’s magazine show, “Rock Center with Brian Williams.”

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The TV Watch: Chelsea Clinton Finally Embraces Her Celebrity

Tianna and Tierra Hawkins had been teammates for most of their lives. Except for the one summer when they were on separate AAU teams, the fraternal twins from Clinton played together through their years at Riverdale Baptist High. In college, however, the sisters went their separate ways. Tianna ended up at Maryland , while Tierra went to Delaware State . Both have flourished. Tianna averages a double-double for the fifth-ranked Terrapins, and Tierra leads the Lady Hornets in scoring and rebounding. Read full article > >

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Maryland women’s basketball routs Delaware State in matchup of twins Tianna and Tierra Hawkins

Tianna and Tierra Hawkins had been teammates for most of their lives. Except for the one summer when they were on separate AAU teams, the fraternal twins from Clinton played together through their years at Riverdale Baptist High. In college, however, the sisters went their separate ways. Tianna ended up at Maryland , while Tierra went to Delaware State . Both have flourished. Tianna averages a double-double for the fifth-ranked Terrapins, and Tierra leads the Lady Hornets in scoring and rebounding. Read full article > >

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Maryland women’s basketball routs Delaware State in matchup of twins Tianna and Tierra Hawkins