The First Lady and Secretary Clinton Present the International Women of Courage Awards
Yesterday Labor Secretary Hilda Solis discussed her perspective on International Women’s Day, and the First Lady’s role in recognizing and exemplifying the ideals behind it. Today, the State Department’s DipNote blog tells us about the annual International Women of Courage Awards — and will allow you to watch the ceremony live at 3:00:
First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton [...]
Diplomacy Fail, XXII
From the AP : “Saudi Official Cool to New Sanctions on Iran.”
Prince Saud al-Faisal told a news conference in the Saudi capital late Monday that the threat posed by Iran’s nuclear ambitions demands a more immediate solution than sanctions. He described sanctions as a long-term solution, and he said the threat is more pressing. . [...]
Clinton-era health aides push to save Obama’s plan - KHOU
WASHINGTON (AP) ? Shock and awe. That’s what survivors of the Clinton-era health care collapse are feeling as President Barack Obama’s overhaul legislation wobbles in Congress. Aides who shaped Bill and Hillary Rodham Clinton’s 1990s plan to cover …
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Clinton to visit Haiti on Saturday; Obama to meet with former presidents Bush, Clinton
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will visit Haiti on Saturday to inspect earthquake damage and confer with Haitian and other officials on how to speed humanitarian aid and shape the recovery effort.
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Gearing up for 2012 International AIDS Conference
I was very pleased to join Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius, the President’s Senior Advisor Valerie Jarrett, ONAP Director Jeffrey Crowley, and Dr. Elly Katabira, President-elect of the International AIDS Society at the White House today for an event on the eve of World AIDS Day [...]
Obama: "What Me Sexist?"
I read something in yesterday’s New York Times that caused me to shed a tear — in a laugh-out-loud kind of way: The Times story accuses Barak H. Obama of rampant sexism.
What? How? According to the story, B.O. surrounds himself with a pavillion of “testosterone-brimming personalities” and “fist-bumping young men who call [...]
