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Wednesday, May 08, 2013

It's All Politics

Do GOP's Benghazi Charges Harm Hillary Clinton For 2016?

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at the Kennedy Center on April 2.

May 8, 2013 Republican charges against the former secretary of state's handling of Benghazi struck some Democrats as an attempt to damage her presidential chances. Republican officials deny the accusations.

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Tuesday, May 07, 2013

Political Junkie

Joe Biden Has History On His Side But Little Else If Hillary Clinton Runs

Biden 2016

May 7, 2013 History says that if a sitting vice president wants to succeed his retiring boss, the nomination is usually his. Think: Nixon '60, Humphrey '68, Bush '88, Gore '00. But history may not help Joe Biden in 2016.

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Monday, March 25, 2013

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Is It 2016 Yet? Moves By Hillary Clinton & Rand Paul Suggest Yes

March 25, 2013 Is it too soon to be thinking about 2016? Not really, especially after watching Hillary Clinton talk on same-sex marriage and Rand Paul on changes to immigration policy. Plus: a brief history of the GOP's rise in South Carolina's 1st Congressional District.

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Monday, March 18, 2013

The Two-Way

Hillary Clinton Announces Her Support Of Gay Marriage

March 18, 2013 The move is seen by many as aimed at bolstering a key constituency ahead of a run for the White House in 2016.

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Monday, February 04, 2013

13.7: Cosmos And Culture

Speaking Out About Women And Power

After decades in the public spotlight, Hillary Clinton gets the last laugh as a master of public speaking.

February 4, 2013 Is Hillary Clinton's political stature a reflection of how far women have come? Commentator Tania Lombrozo considers what psychological research can tell us about public perceptions of women in power.

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Friday, February 01, 2013

It's All Politics

Hillary Clinton Leaving The Stage — At Least For Now — And On A High Note

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton at a town hall meeting on Tuesday in Washington, D.C. She officially leaves her post on Friday.

February 1, 2013 The secretary of state ends her tenure Friday as a respected national figure with sky-high approval ratings. "I don't see myself getting back into politics," she says. But that hasn't slowed speculation about a 2016 presidential bid.

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Monday, January 28, 2013

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It's Splitsville Between GOP & Hillary Clinton; Fox Breaks Up With Sarah Palin

It's not what you think.

January 28, 2013 The "affection" Republicans have had for Hillary Clinton the past four years — feelings no doubt expressed in order to contrast how they felt about President Obama — seems to have come to an end, now that she may become their opponent in 2016. And it's also splitsville between Fox and Sarah Palin.

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Thursday, January 24, 2013

The Two-Way

After Clinton's 'Outrage,' It's On To Kerry's Confirmation Hearing

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton during her testimony Wednesday before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee.

January 24, 2013 VIDEO: See the secretary of state's sharp words for Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., after he accuses the Obama administration of misleading the nation about who was behind last September's attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya.

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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

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Monday Was All About Obama. Now All He Needs Is A Cabinet.

President Barack Obama, center, makes a statement to the media before the start of a meeting with his Cabinet on Nov. 28, 2012.

January 22, 2013 The President has been inaugurated. Now comes the hard part — getting his agenda through Congress. He also needs to fill the upcoming vacancies in his Cabinet.

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Monday, January 07, 2013

The Two-Way

Secretary Clinton Back At Work

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (at right, in front) in a photo released today (Jan 7, 2013) by the State Department. A spokesman says it was taken around 9:15 a.m. ET at a meeting with the department's assistant secretaries.

January 7, 2013 In the past month, she has had a series of health problems — a stomach virus, a concussion and a blood clot in a vein between her skull and brain. Clinton, who hopes to step down in coming weeks, returned to her office Monday.

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Monday, December 31, 2012

The Two-Way

Secretary Clinton's Clot Located Behind Right Ear

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Dec. 4 in Brussels, before she fell ill.

December 31, 2012 The clot is located in a vein that's in the space between her brain and skull. A statement by Clinton's physicians released by the State Department said the clot did not result in a stroke or neurological damage. The statement added that the doctors were "confident she will make a full recovery."

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Sunday, December 30, 2012

The Two-Way

Hillary Clinton Hospitalized With Blood Clot After Concussion

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has been admitted to a New York hospital after doctors found a blood clot stemming from an earlier concussion.

December 30, 2012 The secretary of state's spokesman says she's being treated at New York-Presbyterian Hospital after the clot was discovered during a follow-up exam Sunday.

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Saturday, December 08, 2012

The Two-Way

Why This Video Makes One Editor Think Clinton Will Run In 2016

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton watches a video about her public life that was played before she addressed the Saban Forum in Washington last week.

December 8, 2012 A video tribute to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton last weekend convinced New Yorker Editor David Remnick that Clinton is planning to run for president — despite all claims to the contrary.

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Monday, November 19, 2012

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Both Sides Itching For A Confirmation Fight Over Susan Rice

Some Republicans are betting that President Obama won't push for a Susan Rice nomination if it could jeopardize negotiations with the GOP on things like the budget, or immigration.

November 19, 2012 The election is over. Or is it? Both sides look ready to start fighting again should President Obama nominate U.N. Ambassador Susan Rice to succeed Hillary Clinton as secretary of state.

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Wednesday, September 05, 2012

It's All Politics

Bill Clinton, Politics' Comeback Kid, Rides Again At The DNC

It may be in former President Bill Clinton's (and his wife's) interest to help keep the Democratic party together for the next convention.

September 5, 2012 The former president, who will speak tonight in North Carolina, has played a role in every Democratic National Convention since 1972. Reviewing Clinton's exploits at the past 10 annual confabs offers a set of milestones for his entire career — and recaps 40 years of convention history.

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