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Clinton urges China to investigate Google case

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday urged China to investigate cyber intrusions that led Google to threaten to pull out of that country — and challenged Beijing to openly publish its findings.

Bush as president occasionally phoned Clinton

George W. Bush had a special phone friend during his White House years: Bill Clinton.

Clinton lands in Haiti, pledges cooperative effort

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met Saturday with Haitian President Rene Preval and promised that U.S. quake relief efforts would be closely coordinated with local officials.

Hillary Clinton heading to Haiti Saturday

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she is heading to Haiti to inspect the damage from this week's devastating earthquake firsthand.

Clinton, Gates cancel travel plans over Haiti

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she is cutting short an extended trip to the Asia-Pacific region to deal with the earthquake crisis in Haiti, and Defense Secretary Robert Gates called off a planned trip to Australia where he and Clinton were to attend an annual summit.

Clinton cutting short Asia-Pacific trip over Haiti

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says she is cutting short an extended trip to the Asia-Pacific to deal with the earthquake crisis in Haiti.

Clinton diplomacy emphasizes women's rights

Rarely does Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton venture abroad without pushing the case for "women empowerment," a signature issue of her nearly one-year tenure as the top U.S. diplomat.

Clinton: Iran sanctions should target elite

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday the Obama administration has concluded that the best way to pressure Iran to come clean on its nuclear ambitions is to impose sanctions aimed at the country's ruling elite.

Clinton accepts Japan's delay on US base decision

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Tuesday the Obama administration feels assured of Japan's commitment to a continuing security alliance with the United States, even as Tokyo weighs abandoning a 2006 deal on a U.S. Marine air base.

Obama to meet with former Pres. Clinton

President Barack Obama will meet with former President Bill Clinton at the White House Thursday.

Clinton: Yemen poses global risk

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that internal unrest and a surge in al-Qaida activity in Yemen pose a "global" threat that is being met by U.S. support for the Yemeni government's efforts to fight extremists.

Book: Prosecutors were prepared to indict Clintons

Prosecutors investigating Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton were prepared to seek indictments of them for their roles in the Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky affairs, an explosive new book about the former president's scandals charges.

Clinton urges passage of Senate health care bill

Former President Bill Clinton says failure to pass a health care bill now would be a "colossal blunder" for the Democratic Party and the nation's economy.

Clinton: US ready to join $100B climate aid fund

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced that the United States is prepared to join other rich countries in raising $100 billion in yearly climate financing for poor countries by 2020.

NH campaign office hostage-taker back on probation

A man who took six people hostage at one of Hillary Clinton's New Hampshire campaign offices two years ago is getting another chance at probation.

Clinton says Pakistanis now see a growing threat

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says Pakistanis have experienced a change in attitudes about fighting terrorism as they see a growing threat to their own nation.

Clinton: Important to capture or kill bin Laden

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton says it's important to capture or kill Osama bin Laden and other leaders of al-Qaida.

Clinton doubts Taliban will give up violence

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is expressing strong doubts that Taliban leaders will change the path of violence they are now following.

At least 7,000 fresh NATO troops to bolster war

NATO allies will bolster the American troop surge in Afghanistan by sending at least 7,000 soldiers of their own, officials said Friday in pledges that U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton described as crucial to turning the tide in the stalemated war.

Clinton says allies can help turn the Afghan tide

Some two dozen countries will send an estimated 7,000 more troops to Afghanistan next year, the chief of NATO said Friday as U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told her allied counterparts that an infusion of forces is crucial to turning the tide in the long war.

Bill Clinton supports Obama's Afghanistan decision

Former President Bill Clinton on Wednesday said he supports President Barack Obama's plan to sent an additional 30,000 troops to Afghanistan.

Sec'y Clinton: Obama's Afghan policy right for US

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling the Obama administration's newly announced surge-and-exit strategy in Afghanistan "the best way to protect our nation now and in the future."

Clinton daughter, Chelsea, engaged to be married

Turns out those discredited rumors of a possible Chelsea Clinton wedding last summer were mostly just premature: The 29-year old daughter of former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has become engaged to her longtime boyfriend, 31-year old investment banker Marc Mezvinsky.

Clinton daughter Chelsea engaged to be married

Chelsea Clinton, the 29-year old daughter of former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, has become engaged to her longtime boyfriend, investment banker Marc Mezvinsky.

NH Clinton campaign hostage taker re-arrested

A man just released from prison for taking hostages at one of Hillary Rodham Clinton's New Hampshire campaign offices in 2007 has been arrested again.

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Obama says Supreme Court Ruling Allowing Corporate Influence of Campaigns a Blow to Democracy
Source: Reuters

President Barack Obama launched an extraordinary attack on the U.S. Supreme Court on Saturday, saying a ruling on corporate donations to political campaigns this week "strikes at democracy itself." More Articles

Deja who?

Back on September 27, 2007; I wrote an article on Newsvine about "kompromat" - or more specifically, negative (and quasi-illegal) public relations work that is the fuel behind Russia's democracy, if it can really be called that.

China dismisses Clinton\'s call for Internet Freedom
Source: International Business Times

China on Friday rejected criticism by Hillary Clinton over Internet censorship and warned the US not to allow the issue to damage bilateral relations.\

Supreme Court Rules to Allow Corporations to Finance Political Campaigns
Source: The New York Times

Sweeping aside a century-old understanding and overruling two important precedents, a bitterly divided Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the government may not ban political spending by corporations in candidate elections. More Articles

The sad future of traditional Democrats in the times of Obama

I have countered Obama for more than two years, since 2008 if not 2007. My views coalesced after a careful study of the man and what he was doing to our party, the Democratic Party. Surely, the party was not blind. Surely, they too saw what was happening.

The Once-Appealing Barack Obama :: Peter Wehner
Source: contentions

Wednesday marks the one-year anniversary of Barack Obama's inauguration. It has been, by almost any measure, a difficult and disappointing year for him and his party.

Bill Clinton in Haiti, defends pace of aid
Source: Yahoo! News

Yahoo News: "Visiting UN special envoy to Haiti Bill Clinton on Monday defended the pace of incoming foreign aid to the quake-devastated country, even as concern mounted that supplies and help were slow in coming.

The Underlying Tragedy To Haiti: David Brooks
Source: The New York Times

This is not a natural disaster story. This is a poverty story. It's a story about poorly constructed buildings, bad infrastructure and terrible public services.

Three Presidents working together on Haiti relief effort
Source: FOXNews.com

President Obama says when he spoke to former presidents Bill Clinton and George W Bush about the Haiti earthquake, each man responded by saying "How can I help?"

The long history of troubled ties between Haiti and the US
Source: BBC News

When US President Barack Obama announced that one of the biggest relief efforts in US history would be heading for Haiti, he highlighted the close ties between the two nations.

In earthquake-ravaged Haiti, daunting challenges hobble relief efforts
Source: The Washington Post

PORT-AU-PRINCE, HAITI -- The United States and other countries rushed more emergency stocks of aid and supplies to Haiti on Friday in an intensifying effort to resuscitate the earthquake-ravaged nation from a state of collapse.

"Katrina", now Haiti - I've had enough of The Rev. Pat Robertson - So, I entered my "Prayer Request"..and I demand an answer! My, "Prayer Request"...

The best thing we can do is to give from our hearts (and support a charity you think is reliable and trustworthy) to uphold the poor people of Haiti. They don't deserve to be demonized by Rev. Pat Robertson.

Obama enlists Bush, Clinton to help Haiti
Source: Reuters

President Barack Obama pledged $100 million for Haiti quake relief on Thursday and enlisted two former U.S. presidents to help raise more, vowing to the Haitian people: "You will not be forsaken."

Rachel Corrie and Tristan Anderson--prove the point
Source: Google

After the banning of Eric Albert basically for saying that to support her legacy it was very important to point out that this woman was fighting fascism and discrimination and murder for ethnic reasons--and that this is always wrong--A fascist is a fascist-- no matter when and wh …

Stop with the Haiti Relief, Already: Call them 51st

Hearts bleed from the imagines splashed across the screens and on the front pages of newspapers. There is a valiant effort underway to get aid to this country once again.

US asks China to explain Google hacking claims
Source: Guardian Unlimited

The US government is investigating allegations of a Chinese hacking attack on Google amid what Washington called "serious concerns" over internet security. Hackers have attacked government computers in Washington, London, Berlin and elsewhere – in what some experts say is an o …

Obama asks Bush to help with Haiti relief: Official
Source: Yahoo! News

Yahoo News: "Former US president George W. Bush will join former president Bill Clinton to help lead the US relief effort in response to the earthquake that devastated Haiti, an official close to Bush said Thursday.

Obama musical set to open in Germany
Source: Yahoo! News

A musical about Barack Obama's "Yes we can" election campaign premieres in Germany this weekend, including love songs by the president to his wife Michelle and duets with Hillary Clinton.

Harry Reid and the Triumph of Hypocrisy :: Dan McLaughlin
Source: CBS News

By now most of you have seen Harry Reid's reported remarks, from a book on the 2008 election, enthusing that Barack Obama could be a successful presidential candidate because he was "light-skinned" and "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one." The real story here is  …

Racist quote, Clinton's quiets Reid's

The blogosphere is all atwitter about Sen. Harry Reid's quote about presidential candidate Barack Obama. The then-Illinois senator was described, in private, by the Nevada senator as "light skinned" and "with no Negro dialect, unless he wanted to have one."

THE BOOK: Hillary Wanted Staff To Push Obama Drug Allegations...
Source:

Why Sen. Kennedy was offended about his conversation with Bill Clinton (page 218): "Recounting the conversation later to a friend, Teddy fumed that Clinton had said, A few years ago this guy would have been getting us coffee."

McCain aides worried that Palin was 'mentally unstable'
Source: Raw Story

As did the rest of the United States!! "According to an advance copy thoroughly dog-ear'd by The New York Times, some McCain staffers who worked directly with Palin began to worry that she could be "mentally unstable."

New Book Alleges Clinton Made Racist Comment About Obama
Source: American Thinker

The publication of the book "Game Change" has Washington in an uproar this morning with so many mouth watering, juicy little tidbits of political gossip, it should keep tongues wagging for days.

The Label Factor: Is Obama a Wimp or a Warrior?
Source: The New York Times

Foreign Policy magazine has a provocative cover: Mr. Obama next to Jimmy Carter with — gasp — an "equals" sign in the middle. New York Times/CBS polling shows that public approval of Mr.