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Putin Blames Protests on ... Hillary Clinton

He accuses US State Department of being behind the demonstrations

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton is the secret mastermind behind the post-election protests roiling through Moscow and St. Petersburg, Vladimir Putin alleged today, in his first public comments on the unrest. "She sent a signal to some activists in the country," Putin told supporters, according to the Telegraph . "They got...

US Will Use Foreign Aid to Push Gay Rights

Marks government's first push for LGBT rights abroad: White House

(Newser) - President Obama has ordered US agencies abroad to use foreign aid to fight for gay rights. "I am deeply concerned by the violence and discrimination targeting LGBT persons around the world," Obama wrote in a memorandum, calling the effort "central to the United States' commitment to promoting...

Chelsea Clinton Steps Out
 Chelsea 
 Clinton 
 Steps Out 
PROFILE
Dec 4, 2011 3:17 PM CST

Chelsea Clinton Steps Out

Former first daughter begins to embrace public life

(Newser) - She's the only child of one of the most powerful couples in American history, the gangly teen who has spent her life ducking the glare of the spotlight her parents craved, the bride whose wedding was watched as if she were royalty, and the would-be journalist whose latest gig...

Bradley Manning Wants Obama, Clinton as Witnesses

Preliminary hearing begins Dec. 16

(Newser) - Bradley Manning's preliminary hearing is set to begin Dec. 16, and if the US Army private has his way, Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will be among the witnesses. The president and the secretary of state were included on a 20-page list of defense witnesses in a request made...

Hillary Clinton Dines With Burma Opposition Leader Aung San Suu-Kyi
 Clinton Dines With Suu Kyi 
Dec 1, 2011 3:07 PM CST

Clinton Dines With Suu Kyi

Meeting highlights secretary of state's trip to Burma

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton may have met with Burma's president earlier today, but the real highlight of her trip to the reclusive nation came at dinner time: She ate with longtime opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Aung San Suu Kyi, notes the AP . The two women spoke of matters...

Clinton Dangles Aid to Burma
 Clinton Dangles Aid to Burma 
Dec 1, 2011 6:54 AM CST

Clinton Dangles Aid to Burma

Will meet with Aung San Suu Kyi today

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton had what she described as a “candid, productive” meeting with Burma President Thein Sein and other officials in Naypyitaw today, offering support for more aid to the country, and dangling the possibility that the US might lift sanctions and station an ambassador there for the first time...

Hillary Clinton Starts Historic Burma Visit

Landmark visit to be first in more than 50 years

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton arrived in Burma’s capital of Naypyidaw today, kicking off the first visit by a US secretary of state to the country in more than 50 years. Clinton says her goal is to see for herself how serious Burma’s junta is about its halting steps toward democratic...

Obama Must Step Aside, Let Hillary Run

Election, good governance require new Democratic candidate: pollsters

(Newser) - If the Democrats want to win in 2012—and be able to get anything done in the following four years—it’s time for President Obama to hand the baton to Hillary Clinton, write two Democratic pollsters in the Wall Street Journal . “Never before has there been such an...

Clinton to Make Historic Visit to Burma

In other big news, Aung San Suu Kyi to rejoin politics

(Newser) - Next month, Hillary Clinton will become the first American secretary of state to visit Burma in more than 50 years. President Obama, who is on a diplomatic mission to southeast Asia, announced the historic visit today, citing "flickers of progress in these last several weeks" in the long-shunned nation,...

Protesters Paint-Bomb Hillary Clinton's Car

Philippine activists protest VFA

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton got a nasty reception on her way out of a meeting with Philippines President Benigno Aquino today, as a crowd of protesters blocked her convoy and tossed red paint and protest signs at it. Filipino security officers and at least one American leapt out with automatic rifles, but...

Dorothy Rodham, Hillary&#39;s Mom, Dies at 92
 Dorothy Rodham, 
 Hillary's Mom, Dead at 92 
obituary
Nov 1, 2011 10:52 AM CDT

Dorothy Rodham, Hillary's Mom, Dead at 92

Clinton cancels Europe trip

(Newser) - Dorothy Rodham, Hillary Clinton’s mother, died shortly after midnight, surrounded by her family at Georgetown University Hospital in Washington, the Clinton family announced today. She was 92, and had been living with her daughter in Washington since 2006. Clinton canceled a planned trip to London and Istanbul to be...

CBS/Vanity Fair Poll: 'Jumped the Shark,' Hillary Clinton for VP, and More

 83% Don't Know 
 What 'Jumped the 
 Shark' Means 
CBS/vanity fair poll
Oct 31, 2011 2:39 PM CDT

83% Don't Know What 'Jumped the Shark' Means

And 43% want Hillary for VP

(Newser) - The latest 60 Minutes/Vanity Fair poll offers readers a new batch of quirky questions, including whether they’re familiar with the Happy Days-inspired phrase “jumped the shark.” Some 83% of respondents didn’t know it meant a show was past its prime. Among other interesting stats:
  • If Joe
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How Libya Became 'Hillary's War'

Secretary of state became a central figure

(Newser) - In the early days of the Libyan uprising, Hillary Clinton was skeptical of the US playing a role in unseating Moammar Gadhafi. But less than a month after it began, the secretary of state had become a “strong advocate” of the idea, according to one administration official. From then...

Sunday Talk Shows: Hillary Clinton Calls Moammar Gadhafi's Death a 'Great Relief'
  Hillary Clinton: 
 Gadhafi Death a 
 'Great Relief' 
TALK SHOW ROUNDUP
Oct 23, 2011 1:27 PM CDT

Hillary Clinton: Gadhafi Death a 'Great Relief'

Plus, John McCain, Michele Bachmann, Lindsey Graham, and Mitch McConnell

(Newser) - Add Hillary Clinton to the list of people not exactly choking back tears over Moammar Gadhafi's death: The secretary of state today said that while "no one wants to see any human being" meet such a grisly end, "I know what a great relief it was to...

Karzai: In US vs. Pakistan, We Pick Pakistan

Remarks come just two days after Clinton visit

(Newser) - So how well received was Hillary Clinton's admonition to Afghan President Hamid Karzai that he had to step up pressure on Pakistan to stop sending militants into Afghanistan? On Thursday, Karzai seemed to be on board, even slamming his neighbor to the east. Yesterday? Not so much. "If...

Clinton Gets Gadhafi News on BlackBerry

And she says ... 'wow'

(Newser) - So how does a world leader react to big world news? Pretty much the way everyone else does, apparently. "Wow," says Hillary Clinton when she sees unconfirmed reports of Moammar Gadhafi's capture on her BlackBerry. "Huh." (See the CBS video below.) Then she tells...

Clinton, Karzai Joke About Herman Cain

2012 candidate doesn't know the difference between 'all the 'stans'

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton started today’s meeting with Afghan President Hamid Karzai with a chuckle over Hermain Cain’s recent Uzbekistan remarks. (The presidential hopeful said that if he was asked about the president of “Ubeki-beki-beki-beki-stan-stan,” he would answer, “I don't know. Do you know?”) As...

Clinton Pushes Taliban Talks in Surprise Afghan Visit

She will press Karzai to keep trying to woo insurgents

(Newser) - Hillary Rodham Clinton is personally encouraging Afghanistan's wary leadership to keep up Taliban reconciliation efforts. Clinton arrived in Kabul today on an unannounced visit and was scheduled to see President Hamid Karzai and other top Afghan officials tomorrow. Her trip came after Karzai expressed frustration with attempts to woo...

Clinton Makes Unannounced Visit to Libya

Secretary of State brings aid, support

(Newser) - Hillary Clinton arrived in Libya today on an unannounced visit, the first by a Cabinet-level US official since Moammar Gadhafi was driven from Tripoli almost two months ago. Clinton’s visit to the capital, which was kept secret for security reasons, is expected to last just hours, the BBC reports....

Gaga Channels Marilyn at Clinton Fete

 Lady Gaga 
 Channels 
 Marilyn at 
 Clinton Fete 
F-BOMBS, WARDROBE MALFUNCTIONS
Oct 16, 2011 9:16 AM CDT

Lady Gaga Channels Marilyn at Clinton Fete

Usher rips his pants, Bono sings opera, the usual

(Newser) - In perhaps a case of history repeating itself, a blonde bombshell serenaded a notoriously libidinous Democratic president last night: But this time it was Lady Gaga sending up Bill Clinton, so things wouldn't have been complete without some extra raunch and an F-bomb. Appearing at last night's "...

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