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 Esther Zuckerman

Jul 16, 2012

Trimming the Times

Beverly Hills, Campaign Trail Quotes, and the Kennedys

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 15, 2012

Egyptian Protesters Bully Hillary Clinton

Egyptian protesters were a bunch of schoolyard bullies to Hillary Clinton on Sunday when they threw tomatoes and shoes while chanting "Monica! Monica! Monica!" at her. 

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By John Hudson

Jul 12, 2012

Propaganda Parade

Iran's Navy Is Absolutely 'Dazzling'

In today's tour of state-sponsored propaganda: Iran gets whimsical about its navy, China disses Hillary, and Russia slashes its propaganda outlets.

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By Eric Randall

Jul 12, 2012

Hillary Clinton and Japan Are in a Tiff Over 'Sex Slaves' and 'Comfort Women'

There's a fascinating tiff brewing between Japanese and U.S. diplomats after Hillary Clinton reportedly corrected a State Department official who referred to women drafted into prostitution by the Japanese during World War II by the widely used term "comfort women," asking that the Department instead call it like it is and say "enforced sex slaves."

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By Esther Zuckerman

Jul 12, 2012

Trimming the Times

Memories of Vietnam, Jesse Jackson Jr., and Pickup Basketball

A summary of the best reads found behind the paywall of The New York Times.

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By Connor Simpson

Jul 7, 2012

The U.S. and Afghanistan Are Best Friends Now

Ten years can change a lot. In the ongoing effort to build a relationship with Afghanistan, Hilary Clinton said the country is officially America's newest ally.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jul 6, 2012

Presidents in Short Shorts: There's No Right Way for Candidates to Vacation

The most important rule of presidential vacations is this: Never let people take pictures of you on vacation.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Jul 6, 2012

French President Says 'Bashar al-Assad Must Go'

At a meeting of the "Friends of Syria" in Paris, French François Hollande and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivered some of the strongest threats so far against Syria and the nations that are supporting its dictator.

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By Adam Martin

Jul 3, 2012

Hillary Clinton's $100 Million-a-Month Apology to Pakistan

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton saved the United States and its allies upwards of $100 million a month with one little word: "Sorry."

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By Connor Simpson

Jun 30, 2012

Hillary Clinton Sees No Place for Assad in Syria's Future

The biggest question surrounding Kofi Annan's new plan for a unified government in Syria that he debuted on Saturday is whether Bashar al-Assad will be included. Hillary Clinton, for one, doesn't think so.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 29, 2012

Ad Watch

Obama's Attacks on Romney Are Bad Because Hillary Said So in 2008

Mitt Romney says President Obama's attacks are unfair because Hillary Clinton said so, and the Koch brothers-backed group Americans for Prosperity spends $9 million attacking Obamacare the day after the Supreme Court ruling.

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By Eric Randall

Jun 29, 2012

Mitt Romney Enlists Hillary Clinton to Attack Obama for Him

Mitt Romney's campaign has a new ad in Ohio featuring a 2008 clip of Hillary Clinton saying "shame on you, Barack Obama," pitting the inter-party rivals against each other in a strategy that's seems like it'll be pretty easily diffused.

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By Dashiell Bennett

Jun 29, 2012

Kofi Annan Is 'Optimistic' About Syria's Newest Doomed Peace Plan

United Nations special envoy Kofi Annan says he "optimistic" that international talks in Geneva this weekend will end with "an acceptable result" for the Syrian peace process despite little evidence that this peace plan will do any better than the last one.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Jun 25, 2012

Diplomat Mean Girls Whisper: What's Hillary Ever Done?

Hillary Clinton is more popular than ever, and maybe that's because no one knows what she does.

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By Eric Randall

Jun 22, 2012

We Figured Out Hillary Clinton's Secret Weapon

Once again Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has grabbed headlines and been declared "tres cool," this time, because she wore some purple wing-tipped Mardi Gras sunglasses while swearing in Assistant Secretary for Public Affairs Michael Hammer. But we've spotted a pattern: Eyewear, it seems, is her secret weapon. 

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By John Hudson

Jun 18, 2012

Obama and Putin Brace for Awkward One-on-One

It's the biggest diplomatic event of the week and it's going to be awkward.

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By Jen Doll

May 30, 2012

Cozy Tales of the Clintons of Chappaqua

Even though the Clintons consist of the current Secretary of State (Hillary) and the former U.S. President (Bill), they are just normal folks, and pretty darn good neighbors, too, more involved in their chosen town more than anyone might have imagined, writes Peter Applebome in a piece in The New York Times.

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By Jen Doll

May 24, 2012

Should We Care if Bill Clinton Posed with Porn Stars?

By now you've seen the photo of Bill Clinton with the porn stars, the one that began circulating on Twitter last evening and is now in Page Six, and in various other tabloids, along with faux shocked headlines like "What would Hillary say?"

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By John Hudson

May 24, 2012

U.S. Counter-Terrorism Hackers Fight Al Qaeda One Prank at a Time

It's not often we learn about the secret world of government-paid hackers, but when we do, it's fascinating to see how they they leave their mark.

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By John Hudson

May 15, 2012

Apparently Terrorism Isn't Terrorism If It Targets Iran

The Obama administration is moving to delist an Iranian dissident group from the State Department terrorism list, which, as recently as January, placed a magnetic bomb under the car of Iranian scientist, according to U.S. officials.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

May 11, 2012

Bill Clinton May or May Not Have Called Obama an 'Amateur'

We'd totally love Edward Klein's story of how Bill Clinton called Obama an "amateur" and told his wife to quit the amazing job she was doing as Secretary of State if, you know, the Clintons weren't denying the whole thing and Klein hadn't already written another Clinton-challenged book in the past.

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By John Hudson

May 10, 2012

Is the U.S. Getting a Raw Deal with Chen Guangcheng?

It's starting to look like the U.S. got had in its dealings with China over the release of blind legal activist Chen Guangcheng.

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By Jen Doll

May 8, 2012

Hillary Clinton Looks Good, OK?

Remember when Hillary Clinton was seen as dowdy and wonky, standing by her man? Things have changed. 

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By Dashiell Bennett

May 7, 2012

Hillary Clinton Drops Out of the 2016 Presidential Race

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Monday that she hopes to see the United States elect its first woman president, but that it's not going to be her.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

May 4, 2012

In China, Hillary Gets Tough on North Korea, Syria, and Iran

When she isn't the subject of an odd "kiss" story with blind Chinese dissidents, Hillary Clinton actually has a real job to do and it means laying down the law for Chinese officials about North Korea, Iran and Syria--which is what she did today in Beijing.

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By John Hudson

May 3, 2012

What Hillary Was Really Thinking in That Situation Room Photo

It was the most iconic facial expression from inside the Situation Room during the raid on Osama bin Laden's compound in Pakistan, but days after it was photographed, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton dismissed it as an allergic reaction.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Apr 16, 2012

Texts From Hillary Guy Is Now a BuzzFeed Guy

Listen up for an important career lesson: If you're clever enough to co-create a meme that gets so popular, the Secretary of State lolz along with it, you're probably clever enough to work for one of the Internet's leading meme chronicler and generators.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Apr 16, 2012

Who Wouldn't Want to Share a Beer With Hillary?

Sixty-four-year-old Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was spotted downing beers and dancing in Colombia Sunday night, and people love her even more for it.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Apr 16, 2012

Cue the Outrage: Hillary Clinton Had a Beer and Danced

Yes, Hillary Clinton drank and had a lot of fun at a salsa bar in the resort town of Cartagena, Colombia.  No, that doesn't mean the Secretary of State is an embarrassment to the United States.

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By Eric Randall

Apr 13, 2012

Meme-Hungry Politicians: Don't Try This at Home

Dominic Basulto has an interesting piece in The Washington Post arguing that for politicians in the internet era, a viral meme is the new soundbite.

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By Ray Gustini

Apr 11, 2012

Dyngus Day Slays Anderson Cooper; 'Jaws' Gets a Bigger Boat

Every day The Atlantic Wire highlights the video clips that truly earn your five minutes (or less) of attention.

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By Eric Randall

Apr 11, 2012

Creators of 'Texts From Hillary' Declare the End of the Meme

In a blazing fire of glory, the two guys behind the epically viral "Texts from Hillary Clinton" blog have announced that they're done ignoring their day jobs and will cease posting to the site, but that doesn't mean you can't carry on the snarky flame.

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By Adam Martin

Apr 10, 2012

Hillary Clinton on Texts from Hillary: 'Thanks for the Many Lolz'

It is very hard to believe that Hillary Clinton texted "nice selfie" to the guy who runs Texts From Hillary, but in fact she did, and she finds the whole site hilarious.

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By Alexander Abad-Santos

Apr 9, 2012

Hillary Has Better Things to Do Than Attend the Democratic Convention

In a move that will fuel her current meme-mentum, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has announced that she will be skipping the 2012 Democratic National Convention

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By Seth Abramovitch

Apr 1, 2012

International Coalition Pledges Millions in Aid to Syrian Rebels

An international coalition gathered in Istanbul to address the situation in Syria will offer millions of dollars in aid and communications equipment to help overthrow Bashar al-Assad.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Mar 14, 2012

Don't Criticize the Government If You Work for the Government

If his bosses get their way, 24-year State Department veteran Peter Van Buren will need to look for a new job, thanks to a list of offenses related to some critical commentary on the United States and, among other things, linking to Wikileaks from his blog.

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By Adam Martin

Mar 14, 2012

HIllary's Getting Good Early Odds for a 2016 Run

Hillary Clinton is already an odds-on favorite to run for president in 2016, if you take your odds from people like Maureen Dowd and Game Change authors Mark Halperin and John Heilemann.

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By Ray Gustini

Mar 13, 2012

The Smart Set

Gerard Butler Can't Win; Prince Harry Is a Polo Hero

Gerard Butler hits the town, Prince Harry helped an injured polo player in Brazil Sunday, and Steve Wynn is not considered an ideal neighbor in fancy Manhattan co-ops.

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By Ray Gustini

Mar 9, 2012

A Secret Service Tell-All; the National Book Critics Circle Awards Winners

Today in books and publishing: Publishers are unsure what they can afford to give up to avoid going to court over alleged price collusion, the Clinton White House does not come off well in a former Secret Service agent's new memoir, and the National Book Critics Circle Awards are announced.

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By John Hudson

Mar 2, 2012

Propaganda Parade

Kim Jong Un Hones His Signature; Iran Sides with Santorum on Homeschooling

From Cubans hawking cigar products to Egypt's corrupting state media to the vaunted penmanship of North Korea's "dear respected leader," today's propaganda report keeps you informed on the latest in state-sponsored agitprop. We begin in Iran!

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By Ray Gustini

Mar 2, 2012

The Smart Set

Channing Tatum's D.C. Striptease Request; Jeremy Lin Doesn't Like Fast Women

Despite audience requests in Georgetown, Channing Tatum did not remove his clothes to promote 21 Jump Street, Jeremy Lin likes smart women that wear sensible clothes, and all is not well at the Clinton Global Initiative.

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By Ray Gustini

Feb 20, 2012

The Smart Set

Lindsay Lohan Is Hosting 'SNL' Again; Bill Clinton's Unappetizing Dinner

Also: Bobby Brown had a brief stay at the blackjack table following Whitney Houston's funeral, Reese Witherspoon remains a charmer, and Oliver Stone's son converts to Islam.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Feb 10, 2012

It Gets Harder and Harder to Figure Out Romney's Take on Health Care

In 2008, Mitt Romney campaigned with a health care plan that sounded an awful lot like it included the dreaded individual mandate, the thing conservatives hate most about his Massachusetts health care law, not to mention Obamacare.

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By Seth Abramovitch

Feb 5, 2012

Hillary Clinton Decries U.N. 'Travesty,' Calls For Syrian Coalition

In response to yesterday's dark day for Syrian democracy, an outraged Hillary Rodham Clinton called for the international community to join the U.S. in pushing back on the al-Assad regime.

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By John Hudson

Jan 27, 2012

Hillary Leaving the State Department Is Always News

Hillary Clinton gives the same answer whenever a reporter asks her if she'll serve a second term as Secretary of State, yet it's huge news each and every time.

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By John Hudson

Jan 4, 2012

The Foreign Entities Bankrolling the Clinton Foundation

The William J. Clinton Foundation has released its contributor information for 2011, a veritable who's who of rich, international donors.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Dec 20, 2011

'No Experience' Obama Is Too Fast a Learner for Romney

Mitt Romney said voters ought to kick President Obama out of the White House because he's got too much experience in Washington now -- but way way back in the ancient history of four years ago, Romney was warning Americans of the dangers of not electing a lifelong politician.

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By Eric Randall

Dec 19, 2011

A Wildly Optimistic Vision of If Hillary Were President

A group trying to draft Hillary Clinton to run for president started making pre-recorded "robocalls" to voters on Monday with a pitch that paints a ridiculously optimistic picture of the world in which Clinton won the 2008 election.

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By Elspeth Reeve

Dec 16, 2011

Gingrich's Rick Lazio Moment with Bachmann

It's not just what Newt Gingrich said, but how he said it -- a trap so many men before him have fallen into, but they are usually lucky enough to say it the privacy of their own homes, instead of national TV.

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By Adam Clark Estes

Dec 9, 2011

Hillary Clinton: Hero and Villain of the Internet

As Congress sinks its teeth into an alternative to the widely loathed anti-piracy legislation that some fear will lead to Internet censorship, Hillary Clinton is standing up for the ideals of an open web.

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