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Monday, January 07, 2013

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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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Friday, January 04, 2013

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Secretary Clinton Now Expected Back In Her Office Next Week

Wednesday: Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (in sunglasses) as she left New York Presbyterian Hospital with her husband, former president Bill Clinton (top right), and their daughter, Chelsea.

January 4, 2013 The former first lady hasn't been at her desk since early last month. She's suffered from a stomach virus, a concussion and has been treated for a blood clot discovered behind her right ear.

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Friday, December 28, 2012

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Secretary Clinton Due Back At Work Next Week, 'Foreign Policy' Reports

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Dec. 6 in Dublin.

December 28, 2012 The secretary of state has been recuperating from a stomach virus and a concussion she suffered when she fainted and fell. Congressional committees have been waiting for her to come testify about the attack on the U.S. mission in Benghazi, Libya.

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Tuesday, December 18, 2012

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State Department Faulted For Inadequate Security In Benghazi Attack

Libyan President Mohammed el-Megarif speaks during a memorial service in Tripoli for U.S. Ambassador to Libya, Chris Stevens, and three consulate staff killed in Benghazi on Sept. 11.

December 18, 2012 An independent panel said systematic management failures at the State Department led to inadequate security that left the diplomatic mission vulnerable. Despite those failures, the board found no cause for any disciplinary action.

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Saturday, December 15, 2012

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Hillary Clinton Falls, Suffers Concussion

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton earlier this month in Dublin.

December 15, 2012 The former first lady canceled an overseas trip earlier this week because of a stomach virus. Doctors have advised her to rest and work from home for the next week.

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Thursday, December 06, 2012

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Panetta Warns Syria: 'Whole World Is Watching'

Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta.

December 6, 2012 The defense secretary says the U.S. intelligence community has information that raises "serious concerns" because it indicates the Assad regime is prepared to use chemical weapons in his fight against rebel forces.

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Wednesday, October 17, 2012

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Politics Might Be In Her Future, Chelsea Clinton Hints

Chelsea Clinton in September at her father's Clinton Global Initiative in New York City.

October 17, 2012 "I certainly feel a strong call of public service," she tells the BBC, after not ruling out a run for office someday. Now 32, she adds that her mother's run for the White House in 2008 got her thinking about a possible future in politics for herself.

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Thursday, September 27, 2012

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At U.N. Myanmar Leader Praises Suu Kyi, Highlights Changes

Myanmar President Thein Sein addresses the 67th United Nations General Assembly meeting on Sept. 27

September 27, 2012 Myanmar President Thein Sein mentioned activist Aung San Suu Kyi during his speech at the U.N., believed to be the first time a Myanmar leader has done so. He laid out the country's democratic transformation so far, and addressed the sensitive subject of ethnic unrest in the Southeast Asian nation.

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Monday, September 24, 2012

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Secretary Clinton Hails Rejection Of Extremists In Benghazi

On Friday and again on Saturday in Benghazi: Protesters took to the streets in opposition to the extremist militias that have operated in the city since the toppling of Moammar Gadhafi.

September 24, 2012 "The people of the Arab world did not set out to trade the tyranny of a dictator for the tyranny of a mob," the secretary of state said today. "The people of Benghazi sent this message loud and clear on Friday when they forcefully rejected the extremists in their midst."

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Tuesday, July 03, 2012

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After Apology, Pakistan Agrees To Reopen Military Supply Line, Says Clinton

July 3, 2012 Secretary of State Hillary Clinton offered condolences for the 24 Pakistani soldiers killed in a NATO airstrike.

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Thursday, June 14, 2012

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Russian Helicopters Heading To Syria May Not Be New

June 14, 2012 Administration officials tell The New York Times that the aircraft are likely ones sold to Syria in the past that had been sent to Russia for repairs and refurbishing.

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Tuesday, June 12, 2012

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Russia Is Sending Syria Helicopters, Clinton Says

June 12, 2012 She warned that such action "will escalate the conflict quite dramatically." Meanwhile, the U.N.'s peacekeeping chief said the conflict is now a full-scale civil war.

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Thursday, June 07, 2012

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New Massacre Reported In Syria; Clinton Condemns 'Unconscionable' Acts

June 7, 2012 Activists report dozens, possibly hundreds, of deaths. They blame Syrian troops and militias loyal to President Bashar Assad. His regime denies the fresh allegations.

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Thursday, May 31, 2012

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Russia Is 'Propping Up' The Assad Regime, Secretary Clinton Says

May 31, 2012 By resisting efforts at the United Nations to bring concerted pressure on Syrian President Bashar Assad to end the killing in his country, Russia is helping keep the regime in power, she says.

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Tuesday, May 29, 2012

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No Way She'll Run For Senate In 2016, Michelle Obama Says

First lady Michelle Obama.

May 29, 2012 Of course, another Democratic first lady — Hillary Rodham Clinton — also once ruled out getting into politics herself. Soon after, she was elected to the Senate. But Obama says she's "absolutely not" interested in a political career of her own.

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