Topic: Hillary Clinton

Anthony Weiner May Think He's Closer Friends with the Clintons Than They Do

Associated Press

Anthony Weiner will announce he's running for New York City mayor sometime this week, but he won't get the Clintons' official support or endorsement, Politico's Maggie Haberman reports.

By J.K. Trotter

Dec 26, 2012

Is Hillary's Benghazi Testimony Still Going to Hold Up Kerry's Confirmation?

As if the "Where's Hillary?" meme hadn't picked up enough conspiratorial steam, it appears some believe Kerry somehow might not get confirmed as Clinton's successor until GOP Senators successfully drag her to testify about the Benghazi attacks.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Dec 21, 2012

Obama Nominates John Kerry as Secretary of State

President Obama nominated Senator John Kerry to replace Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State today.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 18, 2012

Hillary Springs to Action After Inquiry Scolds Her Over Benghazi Attack

Less than an hour after an accountability review lambasted the State Department for its response to the Benghazi consulate attack, Hillary Clinton started doling out security guards to missions around the world.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Dec 18, 2012

Conservatives Think Hillary Clinton Is Faking Her Concussion

Do you hear that faint sound? It's the grumbling of conservative pundits who are now churning out a theory that Hillary Clinton is lying about her concussion to avoid having to testify about Benghazi.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Dec 18, 2012

Time's 2012 Person of the Year Won't Be Kim Jong-un

Ignoring the will of the people — or at least the hacking collective 4chan, which hacked its online poll in favor of the North Korean Supreme Leader — Time's 2012 Person of the Year shortlist includes the usual mixed bag.

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By Connor Simpson

Dec 15, 2012

Hillary Clinton Won't Testify on Benghazi Because She Has a Concussion

Oh, gosh, the uproar this caused! We learned today that Hillary Clinton took a little tumble this week and she hit her head. Now she can't testify at her Benghazi hearing as scheduled. 

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Dec 12, 2012

Hillary Clinton Says She's Not Running in 2016 (Again)

"I've said I really don’t believe that that's something I will do again," Clinton tells Barbara Walters in an early clip released from Walters's 10 Most Fascinating People special, set to air tonight.

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By Connor Simpson

Dec 9, 2012

How Do We Tell If Hillary Is Running in 2016?

Everyone wants to know what Hillary Clinton's plan is. Like, literally everyone on earth. Newborn babies are asking, "what's Hillary doing in 2016?" before they can say "mom," or "dad." But the biggest clue as to whether she will make another White House run will be... if she does nothing. 

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Dec 7, 2012

Year in Review

The Serial Meme Killers of 2012

A lot of the big viral things this year had shorter life expectancies than usual, thanks to the cool-hunters who singlehandedly ended them. Here's our interactive guide to the last 12 months in Internet obituaries.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Dec 6, 2012

What Exactly Is Obama's 'Red Line' In Syria?

President Obama said that the use of chemical weapons would bring "consequences" to Syria, but with nerve gas bombs already being filled, would the United States act before Bashar al-Assad unleashes them? Can they act?

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By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 5, 2012

Syria's Bombs Full of Nerve Gas Are Locked and Loaded

Bad news: Syria has filled several aerial bombs with the deadly nerve gas sarin and is ready to drop them onto its own people as soon as President Bashar al-Assad gives the word.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Dec 4, 2012

What It Looks Like When Hillary Clinton Stops Riding This High

She is so wildly popular right now that important people are begging her to run for president and mayor of New York, but it's worth remembering that America didn't always love her so much.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 3, 2012

Mayor Bloomberg Failed to Talk Hillary Clinton Into Taking His Job

Politicos have been wringing their hands for months now, waiting to hear what Hillary Clinton will do after her stint as Secretary of State ends next month. Now we know one thing she won't do: Run for mayor of New York City.

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By Jen Doll

Dec 3, 2012

How Can You Not Like This Photo of Hillary Clinton and Meryl Streep?

It's pretty fantastic, this picture from the Kennedy Center Honors Gala dinner at the State Department last night: Meryl and Hillary are an itsy-teeny bit just like us! 

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By David Wagner

Nov 29, 2012

Today's Best

Five Best Thursday Columns

Amy Davidson on Hillary Clinton, Matthew Yglesias on the fiscal cliff, Daniel Byman on Al Qaeda, Bill George on H.P., and Shikha Dalmia on immigration.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Nov 27, 2012

The Susan Rice Lovefest That Wasn't

Susan Rice met with the triumvirate of Senators John McCain, Lindsey Graham, and Kelly Ayotte in a closed-door meeting today. And the first few "disturbed" things we're hearing from those senators sound awfully familiar: They're threatening to block her potential nomination as Secretary of State... again.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 21, 2012

How Hillary Clinton Got It Done in Gaza, and Other 'Winners' from the Ceasefire

As today's ceasefire agreement between Israel and Palestine begins to take effect, we'll continue to monitor whether it's actually working. But what's the political fallout from the peace accord?

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By Elspeth Reeve

Nov 20, 2012

Hypothetical Politician Chelsea Clinton's Hypothetical Baby Could Be President by 2048

As his wife and daughter mull their next professional moves, Bill Clinton is telling friends that Chelsea Clinton and husband Marc Mezvinsky are "working on" a baby that will carry forth a Clinton chromosomes to a new generation.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Nov 20, 2012

Hillary Clinton Heads to the Mideast to Help With Peace Talks

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is heading to Israel and Egypt today to join the diplomatic effort to bring a cease fire to the conflict in Gaza. 

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By Adam Clark Estes

Nov 11, 2012

Will the U.S. Send Weapons to Syria Now That the Rebels Have a President?

The disparate factions of the Syrian opposition all gathered at a luxury hotel in Doha this weekend and on Sunday night signed an agreement that unites nearly all of the rebel groups for the first time.

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By Connor Simpson

Nov 11, 2012

Hillary Will Be Watching HGTV While Ignoring 2016 Questions

You might now know this but a lot of people expect Hillary Clinton to be the Democratic nominee in 2016. Even she knows this, but she doesn't care, and she's taking a year off to relax and watch guilty pleasure TV while she figures out what she's going to next. 

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By John Hudson

Nov 2, 2012

Administration Fingers Start Pointing at Petraeus for Benghazi

Cracks are beginning to show in the Obama administration's united front on the Benghazi consulate attack with some officials shifting blame to CIA director David Petraeus.

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By John Hudson

Oct 24, 2012

Hillary Clinton: The U.S. Doesn't Rely on Facebook for Intelligence

The Obama administration came under fire on Wednesday after Reuters and Fox News reported that internal State Department emails revealed that an Islamic militant group immediately claimed responsibility for the Benghazi attacks on social media platforms, but this afternoon, Hillary Clinton fired back saying U.S. intelligence isn't based on random Facebook posts.  

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By David Wagner

Oct 18, 2012

Comment of the Day

Taking Issue With One Word in Hillary Clinton's Work-Life Balance Quote

Clinton toldMarie Claire reporter, "Some women are not comfortable working at the pace and intensity you have to work at in these jobs." One of our commenters thinks she'd be right if she changed one word. 

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By Serena Dai

Oct 18, 2012

Hillary Clinton Is Tired of Having the 'Having It All' Debate

In a profile by Ayelet Waldman in Marie Claire, Hillary Clinton responded to a question about her former employee Anne-Marie Slaughter, who wrote The Atlantic's cover story on why women still can't have it all, with some direct words: "Some women are not comfortable working at the pace and intensity you have to work at in these jobs."

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By Adam Clark Estes

Oct 15, 2012

Hillary Clinton Falls on Her Sword

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton appears to be sacrificing herself for the sake of the administration after she took the blame for the attack on the U.S. Embassy in Benghazi and controversial aftermath. 

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By Elspeth Reeve

Oct 1, 2012

From Gaffes to GIFs: The Great Shift in Presidential Debate Strategy

The candidates, campaigns, and pundits have dropped any pretense that the first presidential debate will be anything more than a reality show in which President Obama and Mitt Romney are competing to see who can avoid looking stupid -- not saying something stupid -- on TV.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Sep 27, 2012

Obama Administration Finally Admits That the Libya Attack Was Terrorism

It took quite some time for senior administration officials to admit what they appear to have known all along, but both President Obama and Hillary Clinton have begun to acknowledge that the September 11 attack in Benghazi was the work al-Qaeda linked terrorists.

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By John Hudson

Sep 24, 2012

Clinton Spokesman Explodes on Reporter for Asking Good Questions

It's not unusual for reporters and press flacks to exchange strong words, but it is unusual for them to go deep-six nuclear on each other—and that's exactly what transpired between longtime Hillary Clinton spokesman Philippe Reines and BuzzFeed reporter Michael Hastings in a radioactive e-mail exchange published today.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Sep 24, 2012

No Surprise: Bill and Hillary Have Good Taste in Pizza

New York City Pizza divides offices, households, families and your choice of pie can even indicate that you might be a terrible person. That in mind, Bill and Hillary Clinton, showed another example of their good taste by venturing out all the way to Brooklyn for a slice of Roberta's. 

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By Connor Simpson

Sep 23, 2012

The Sunday Grind

Bill Clinton Has 'No Earthly Idea' if Hillary Wants to Run in 2016

Don't ask Bill Clinton for any clues pointing to a (Hillary) Clinton 2016 bid. "I have no earthly idea what she'll decide to do," Clinton told Bob Schieffer on CBS's Face the Nation.

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By John Hudson

Sep 21, 2012

Hillary Clinton Is Taking a Shady Iranian Dissident Group Off the Terror List

After its extensive lobbying campaign in Washington, Hillary Clinton is going to de-list the Iranian dissident group Mujahedin-e-Khalq, or MEK, from the State Department's terror list in the next few days, reports CNN's Elise Labott.

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By John Hudson

Sep 20, 2012

The U.S. Has Bought $70,000 in TV Ads in Pakistan Denouncing Anti-Islam Film

In a $70,000 charm offensive, the Obama administration has begun airing ads across seven Pakistani television networks to condemn the anti-Islam film Innocence of Muslims, according to State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland.

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By Adam Martin

Sep 14, 2012

Obama: Stevens Was 'Everything the United States Could Want in an Ambassador'

At the ceremony to mark the arrival of the remains of the four diplomats who died in an attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, President Barack Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised their service and promised not to "retreat from the world."

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By Adam Martin

Sep 13, 2012

Clinton: Anti-Islam Film is 'Disgusting, Reprehensible'

Clarifying the U.S. position on the anti-Islam film that has sparked protests across the Muslim world, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called the video "disgusting and reprehensible" on Thursday, but she said it was no excuse for violence.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Sep 12, 2012

Hillary Clinton: 'We Must Be Clear-Eyed Even in Our Grief'

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton addressed the attack in Libya which claimed the life of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.

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By Jen Doll

Sep 6, 2012

The A.P. Does Not Want Us to Forget Bill and Monica

Fourteen years ago there was a sex scandal that rocked our nation to its core. In the wake of Bill Clinton's speech at the DNC, it rears rears its increasingly tepid head yet again. Lewinsky is a long legacy for former President Bill Clinton, but it's also a rather impotent one. 

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By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 6, 2012

Here's a Picture of Hillary Clinton Loving Bill's Speech

Hillary Clinton watched her husband's speech to the Democratic National Convention from East Timor on a desktop computer, and photographic evidence indicates she loved it as much as the women who nodded along live in the convention hall.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Sep 6, 2012

The Clintons and the Obamas, Together Forever

Bill Clinton made the case for President Obama's reelection at the Democratic National Convention Wednesday by noting he was so interested in teamwork and compromise that he appointed former foe Hillary Clinton to his cabinet. It's very possible Obama will be making the case for a President Hillary Clinton four years from now.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Sep 4, 2012

'Many Chinese People Do Not Like Hillary Clinton'

Hillary Clinton arrived in China on Tuesday, in what's likely to be her last trip there as Secretary of State, but that milestone didn't stop China's state-run media outlets from printing scathing editorials about her and the U.S.'s growing unpopularity in the country.

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By Jen Doll

Aug 21, 2012

Claim: Hillary Clinton Convinced Obama to Go After Bin Laden

Investigative journalist Richard Miniter has a new book out today, Leading From Behind: The Reluctant President and the Advisors Who Decide for Him, in which he claims Barack Obama is "fully vetted" for the first time in history. He also claims Obama has been heavily influenced in his decision-making by women.

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By Adam Martin

Aug 17, 2012

Who Knew The State Department Wrote Such Cute Poetry?

The State Department under Hillary Clinton just keeps getting more fun: The memes, the dancing, and now a Dr. Seuss-style rhyme denying rumors Clinton may be talking quietly with the White House about replacing Joe Biden as President Barack Obama's running mate.

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By John Hudson

Aug 14, 2012

Hillary's Secret: Never Let 'Em See You Sweat (Ever)

Hillary Clinton either suffers from a severe form of anhidrosis or uses way better antipersperant than the rest of us, since, apparently, she never sweats. Ever.

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By Jen Doll

Aug 8, 2012

Why Are We So Enamored with Hillary Clinton's Dance Moves?

Hillary Clinton did something again. What did she do? A pop quiz.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Aug 6, 2012

Inhospitable Bees Run Hillary Clinton Out of Malawi

Hillary Clinton spent six and half hours in the landlocked African nation of Malawi--and some of that time was apparently spent fleeing from a swarm of rampaging, sting-happy bees.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jul 20, 2012

Republicans Are Souring on Bachmann's Tea Party Flavor

Republican leaders have recently tried to back away slowly from the Tea Partying style that defined the party during its primary, and that has been complicated by Michele Bachmann's charge that Huma Abedin must be investigated for the "potential Muslim Brotherhood infiltration" of the Obama administration.

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By Jen Doll

Jul 20, 2012

Huma Abedin Will Not Have Trouble Finding Her Next Job

A recent feature in People magazine with Anthony Weiner, his wife Huma Abedin, and their baby Jordan had a lot of people wondering if this meant that Weiner was spurring up public goodwill for a comeback. Maybe it wasn't about him at all.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Jul 19, 2012

Meet Huma Abedin's Latest Defender: John Boehner

Speaker of the House John Boehner has become the latest high-profile Republican to denounce Michele Bachmann's "pretty dangerous" accusations that Huma Abedin, Hillary Clinton's deputy chief of staff and Anthony Weiner's wife, has ties to the Muslim Brotherhood. 

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By Serena Dai

Jul 18, 2012

Jon Stewart on the Best Food to Toss in Protest

Egyptian protesters threw tomatoes at Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's motorcade on Sunday, prompting Jon Stewart to ask on last night's The Daily Show: "I know you there in Egypt are new to the public protest thing, but the literal throwing of tomatoes? It's a bit of cliché, you know what I mean?"

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By John Hudson

Jul 17, 2012

How the U.S. Right Wing Convinced Egyptians Obama Is a Secret Muslim

The efforts of far-right loons to convince people that President Obama is a Muslim operative is finally working. But who would have guessed that secular Egyptians, scared of actual Muslim operatives, would be the easiest to convince?

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