Dorothy Rodham, 92, a suburban Chicago homemaker who endured a devastating childhood and served as an inspiration to her daughter, Hillary Rodham Clinton, one of the most accomplished women in American government, died Nov. 1 at a hospital in Washington. Mrs. Rodham spent decades as a familiar but unflashy presence alongside her daughter, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and son-in-law, former President Bill Clinton. Read full article > >

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday told lawmakers that “we should build on our momentum, not undercut our progress” in Pakistan and Afghanistan, part of a bid to stave off Congress’s growing frustration over developments in the region . “Working with our Afghan and Pakistani partners is not always easy, but these relationships are advancing America’s national security interests. And walking away would undermine those interests,” Clinton said. Read full article > >

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Clinton urges Congress: Don’t ‘undercut’ U.S. progress in Afghanistan and Pakistan

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton warned Pakistan’s leaders on Thursday that they would face serious consequences if they continued to tolerate safe havens for extremist organizations.

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Clinton Issues Blunt Warning to Pakistan

KABUL — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton admonished Pakistan on Thursday to do more to eradicate safe havens for terrorists attacking Afghanistan, and she called on both countries to adopt a common strategy of “fighting, talking and building” to bring security to the region. Clinton’s tough words for Pakistani leaders came hours before the arrival in Islamabad of an usually large delegation of U.S. officials, led by Clinton, to pressure Pakistan to take on the Haqqani network, a Pakistan-based Afghan militant group blamed for assassinations of Afghan leaders and a brazen attack last month on the U.S. Embassy in Kabul. Read full article > >

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Clinton chides Pakistan on insurgent havens

TRIPOLI, Libya — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton traveled to the Libyan capital on Tuesday, bringing encouragement and millions of dollars in new U.S. aid to a transitional government struggling to consolidate control over a country ravaged by dictatorship and civil war . Clinton arrived in Tripoli just after noon, becoming the first cabinet-level U.S. official to visit the country since autocratic leader Moammar Gaddafi was driven from the capital nearly two months ago. Read full article > >

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Clinton arrives in Libya bearing aid and encouragement

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton calls for a “very strong message” to be sent to Iran after allegations of a plot to kill the Saudi ambassador to the US.

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New York increased subway searches and set up vehicle checkpoints as Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said that Al Qaeda was behind what officials had described as a possible car-bomb attack.

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Security Is Increased as Clinton and Biden Describe Bomb Threat

A coalition of Saudi activists is asking Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to get behind its campaign to allow women in the kingdom to drive . In a letter, a group calling itself “Saudi Women for Driving” has appealed to Clinton to issue a public statement supporting the right of Saudi women to drive. The group has also sent a letter to European Union policy chief Catherine Ashton. Read full article > >

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Saudi women seeking right to drive appeal to Clinton

A judge in Virginia on Tuesday affirmed his ruling that the federal ban on direct corporate contributions to political candidates is unconstitutional, turning down the government’s request that he reconsider. U.S. District Judge James Cacheris said in the new opinion that it applies only to the case at issue, involving two men accused of making illegal donations to the 2006 Senate and 2008 presidential campaigns of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton (D). But Cacheris rejected the government’s arguments that the Supreme Court’s 2010 decision in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission only freed corporations and unions to make independent expenditures on behalf of candidates. Read full article > >

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Va. federal judge rejects government request to reconsider on donations

ANTALYA, Turkey — A group of mostly exiled Syrian opposition figures on Thursday called on Syrian President Bashar al-Assad to resign, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton hinted that the United States is preparing to take a tougher stance against Damascus, escalating pressure on the Syrian government as it presses ahead with its brutal crackdown against protesters. In Washington, Clinton came closer than ever before to calling for Assad’s ouster and indicated that only China and Russia were preventing stronger action by the United Nations against the regime. Read full article > >

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Syrian opposition calls for ouster of Assad

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrived here Friday for talks with Pakistan’s leaders aimed at repair the tattered relationship between the two countries in the wake of the U.S. raid that killed Osama bin Laden.

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Clinton meets with Pakistan’s president

Oops, they did it again. Another Hasidic publication is attempting to zap Secretary of State Hillary Clinton out of history with a particularly botched Photoshop job. The Brooklyn-based glossy De Voch-which means “The Week” in Yiddish-transformed…

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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton criticises China’s crackdown on dissent as “a fool’s errand”, saying Beijing is trying to halt history, as officials hold talks in Washington.

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Clinton condemns China on rights

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton kept up pressure on Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi Thursday, demanding that he “cease attacks and the threat of attacks” against rebels who oppose his rule.

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was quick to suggest that the death of Osama bin Laden offered a unique opportunity for a wider settlement in a region riven by warfare and insurgency.

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Clinton to Taliban: ‘Abandon al Qaeda’