Senator Hillary Clinton Of New York

Like many people, I assumed that Hillary Rodham Clinton's loss to Barack Obama in the 2008 primary meant the end of her presidential ambitions. But today, a faltering Obama presidency creates the... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]] Read Full Story

An explosive new book about former President Clinton says independent prosecutors were prepared to indict him and Hillary Rodham Clinton for their roles in the Whitewater and Monica Lewinsky affairs. Author Ken Gormley also writes in "The Death of American Virtue: Clinton vs. Starr" that ex-intern Lewinsky believed Bill Clinton lied in grand jury testimony about their relationship. The book is to be published in February; The Associated Press obtained a copy of it on Friday. Former independent counsel Kenneth Starr's office spent millions in the 1990s on a probe of Clinton's affair with Lewinsky and efforts to cover it up and the Whitewater ... Read Full Story

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton made unrestricted Internet access a top foreign-policy priority and urged China to investigate cyber intrusions that led Google Inc. to threaten to pull out of that country The remarks come in the wake of accusations last week that Chinese hackers penetrated Google's computer networks. Mrs. Clinton called on the Chinese government to make the results of any probe "transparent." The growing role of the Internet in foreign policy became clear last year during protests in Iran after allegations of election fraud. The government tried to crack down on protesters' Internet communications, but they circumvented digital blockades to send ... Read Full Story

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is calling the Obama administration's newly announced surge-and-exit strategy in Afghanistan "the best way to protect our nation now and in the future." In testimony she readied for a Senate panel Wednesday, Clinton also maintained that the strategy overhaul that President Barack Obama has announced was badly needed in the wake of the time and energy the U.S. has spent in recent years elsewhere — in Iraq. Clinton said in her prepared remarks that the American focus in Afghanistan has been distracted in recent years by "the fog of another war." She said if the United States doesn't ... Read Full Story

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will lead a U.S. delegation to Germany for next week's 20th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, the White House said Friday. The White House announced a delegation to Monday's ceremony that includes the U.S. ambassador to Germany, Philip Murphy, and German Marshall Fund President Craig Kennedy. Also traveling with Clinton will be Brett Scowcroft, a top aide to Presidents Gerald Ford and George H.W. Bush, and President Jimmy Carter's aide Zbigniew Brzezinski. Clinton will arrive Sunday in Berlin and before attending the celebrations will deliver what is billed as a "major policy address" on democracy ... Read Full Story

WASHINGTON: Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is heading to Haiti to inspect earthquake damage and confer with Haitian and other officials on how to speed humanitarian aid to thousands of sufferers and further shape the recovery effort. Hillary Clinton will be the highest-ranking U.S. official to visit Haiti since Tuesday’s devastating earthquake, which the Red Cross estimates killed 45,000 to 50,000 people. Dr. Rajiv Shah, the White House’s designated coordinator of the U.S. relief effort, told reporters at the State Department on Friday that the main focus of U.S. efforts was still on recovering trapped survivors. Shah was to accompany Clinton to Haiti. ... Read Full Story

Former Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu (shoo) is headed for a lengthy prison sentence after his conviction for violating campaign finance laws. Hsu is scheduled for sentencing Tuesday in Manhattan federal court. His donations became an embarrassment for then-Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign. His arrest led Clinton to return more than $800,000 to donors linked to Hsu. Last week, prosecutors urged the judge to sentence Hsu to 30 years to life in prison. Prosecutors said Hsu obtained millions of dollars from investors by claiming clothing or high-technology ventures would pay returns of 14 and 20 percent. Instead, he spent the money on himself. Hsu's ... Read Full Story