Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will have to undergo surgery to repair her right elbow, that she broke on Wednesday evening while heading to the White House, the State Department said.
The surgery is scheduled for sometime next week. She canceled her public appointments for today.
President Barack Obama was one of the first well-wishers to call her late last night.
WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton will have to undergo surgery to repair a fractured right elbow, caused when she slipped and fell on her way to a White House meeting on Wednesday evening, the State Department said ...
First Lady Michelle Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton honored women from around the world to celebrate International Women's Day.
The two presented Women of Courage Awards at the State Department to celebrate women who have fought for women's rights in their countries. Honorees came from Afghanistan, Guatemala, Iraq, Malaysia, Niger, Russia and Uzbekistan.
Obama said the recipients taught the world three lessons: "One, as women we must stand up for ourselves. The second, as women we must stand up for each other. And finally as women we must stand up for justice for all."
Award recipient Dato' Ambiga Sreenevasan praised Clinton for being a role model for women: "Your immortal words that human rights are women's rights and women's rights resonate with all of us here."
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The power of women hit the State Department on Wednesday when first lady Michelle Obama joined Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to celebrate champions of women's rights around the world.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced today that President Barack Obama will visit Turkey next month.
Clinton made the announcement at an Ankara press conference in Ankara, where she is on an official visit.
The White House said that Obama has not decided on whether to give the speech from a Muslim capital that he promised in his first 100 days.
In addition to Turkey, other possible sites for the speech include Morrocco, Egypt and Indonesia.
"Planning for the Turkey visit is just beginning. It will be an important opportunity to visit a NATO ally and discuss shared challenges," a senior administration official said. "It will also provide an opportunity to continue the president's dialogue with the Muslim world, a dialogue he started immediately and intends to maintain throughout his presidency."
During his campaign, Obama pledged to mend relations with the Muslim world that he said were damaged during the Bush administration. The president's first television interview after taking office was with the Arab television network Al-Arabiya.
By Anne E. Kornblut Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton announced today that President Obama will visit Turkey next month -- but administration ...
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was interviewed on Chinese TV and called on China to continue financing U.S. debt to prevent further sliding of the world economy.
China has the world's largest foreign reserve account at around US $1.7 trillion.
Clinton attended a service at the Haidian Christian Church in Beijing on Sunday, and met with a group of a group of 22 women's-rights advocates. China is the last stop on Clinton's Asia tour, her first foreign jaunt as secretary of state.
President Barack Obama will make his first foreign trip to Canada as his foreign policy team fans out in all directions.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton visited Japan as her first foreign stop having a formal meeting with the Empress and a meeting with Japan's Foreign Minister. Clinton encouraged Japan to spend more on economic stimulus. Japan's economy contracted sharply in the latest government reports.
Traditionally new American presidents make their first foreign trip to Canada although George W. Bush choose to visit Mexico first instead. Obama will make a short visit to Ottawa on Thursday.
Clinton landed in Indonesia today and will also visit South Korea and China. Her choice of Asia as her first foreign jaunt is also telling as the traditional practice for the secretary of state is to visit Europe first.
New Secretary of State Hillary Clinton took charge at the State Department after confirmation yesterday.
Clinton greeted employees at the State Department on Thursday and is scheduled to meet with President Barack Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and National Security Adviser Jim Jones at the State Department Thursday afternoon.
"I believe with all of my heart that this is a new era for America," Clinton told her colleagues. "President Obama set the tone with his inaugural address.... Robust diplomacy and effective development are the best long term tools for securing America's future," said Clinton to an enthusiastic crowd of about 1000 diplomats and employees.
Democratic officials said that Barack Obama will announce his new security team including Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State.
Obama is also expected to announce that he is keeping Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates, a move that is angering his more progressive supporters. He will reportedly appoint General James L. Jones, a retired Marine commandant and NATO supreme commander, as his national security adviser; with Eric H. Holder Jr. a former deputy attorney general, as his choice for attorney general and Gov. Janet Napolitano of Arizona as secretary of homeland security, the sources said.
Susan E. Rice, a campaign adviser and former assistant secretary of state , will be nominated as ambassador to the United Nations, a position that will be elevated to cabinet level.
Such leaks from the Obama team were rare during the campaign process, but are now common with the transition probably as a means of airing out possible Obama choices.
Should Clinton accept, which seems likely for a number of reasons including husband Bill's willingness to be vetted, she would become the third woman to hold the post. Madeline Albright, who served under Bill Clinton, and current Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, are the first two women to serve as secretaries of state.
Looks like Sen. Hillary Clinton will be strongly considered for the position of secretary of state based on unusual leaks from the Obama transition team, and a meeting between Clinton and President-elect Barack Obama.
Should Clinton accept it might indicate that she is keeping open the possibility of running for president again in 2016 when she will be 67 years old. In comparison, Sen. John McCain would have been 72 if had won the election.
By becoming secretary of state, Clinton could rack up some executive branch experience and would be better positioned to compete for an Obama endorsement and for his social networking support.
The media is reporting that Barack Obama will announce his choice for vice presidential running mate at the end of this week possibly as early as Wednesday. However, the media got it wrong when they thought the candidates would announce before the start of the Olympics.
This time though there are reports that Obama staffers at the Chicago headquarters have been hastily preparing to transition in the Obama's pick.
Speculation, of course, is running wild with most commentators placing their bets on Joe Biden, Evan Bayh, Bill Richardson or Kathleen Sebelius. I still think that Hillary is a slight favorite, but her husband Bill might have hurt her chances. Barack's weakness has been with the more strident Hillary supporters. By choosing her, it's hard to imagine they could still oppose the Illinois senator.
Most people think that John McCain will wait until after the Democratic Convention to announce his choice in an attempt to upstage any "bounce" that Barack might gain from all the attention.
Barack Obama, his wife and two daughters are heading for a week-long vacation in Hawai'i, the first real time off since starting the campaign in Feb. 2007.
The family leaves on Friday and that leaves open the question as to whether the Ilinois senator will, according to conventional wisdom, announce his VP pick before the Olympic opening ceremonies.
Some suspected that such an event would happen today as Obama campaigned in Indiana with Sen. Evan Bayh, but that doesn't look like it's going to happen.
Obama for America has displayed quite dramatically that there are no ship-sinking loose lips aboard. Nobody seems to have a clue as to who or when regarding the VP pick. There have been rumors of course, but these seem to change randomly.
Hillary Clinton will be campaigning for Barack on Friday in Henderson, Nevada, but again that's when the family should be leaving for Hawai'i.
That leaves tomorrow, Thursday, as the last chance for an announcement before opening ceremonies on Friday.
The only thing I can see in the news wires is that Hillary will be having a web chat early on Thursday at 9 am PDT. Now, that's awful early for New York or Washington DC, so I have to wonder if she will be on the West Coast at the time of the web chat.
Of course, the West Coast would also be a good spot for a Hawai'i departure flight!
But then again, who knows? I can't figure out where Obama will be on Thursday.
If you look at the voter turnout rates during the primary, then anything close to a repetition of that performance should give the Democrats a landslide victory in November.
Not only did Democrats turn out in much larger numbers overall, but in most of the key swing states they also easily outdid the Republicans.
Of course, the caveat here is that the people who turned out for Hillary Clinton, John Edwards and the other candidates also turn out for Barack Obama in the fall.
In most cases this is probably not a problem, however Hillary Clinton's campaign is a bit different. As the first viable woman presidential candidate, Hillary probably attracted a lot of people to vote in Democratic primaries who might not have done so otherwise.
Some of these women may have voted for Hillary in open primaries, or may have switched to Democrat just to vote for Sen. Clinton. So, these are not necessarily loyal Democrats.
The obvious way to attract this voting segment would be for Obama to select a woman running mate. While John McCain could counter by selecting a woman vice president of his own, I think overall this would play better for Democrats. There are a lot more "old-fashioned" conservatives in the Republican Party who might be less enthusiastic about a woman vice president.
Now, some might think a woman running with Obama is too much. The first black man and the first woman on the same ticket? However, for those inclined to vote for Obama, it would seem unlikely they would not vote for him just because he does not have a white male running mate. If you're open-minded about a black candidate, you're less likely to be close-minded about a woman candidate.
Now it may be that the woman on the ticket should be seen as a strong, earthy type to balance the airy Camelot atmosphere that surrounds Barack. Someone with plenty of foreign policy experience, and experience in general.
Senators Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton will appear today in Unity, New Hampshire where they fought to a tie in the primary to promote a unified general election effort.
Sen. Hillary Clinton, left, and Sen. Barack Obama leave Washington on Friday to fly to New Hampshire for a rally (CNN).
Barack has asked his big money fundraisers to help retire Clinton's primary debt, and Clinton is urging her bundlers to support Barack's presidential campaign.
As expected, there was some talk about the possibility of an Obama-Clinton ticket. Terry McAuliffe, Clinton's primary campaign manager said: "I think if she were on the ticket I think we honestly ... would control the White House for 16 years. But Sen. Obama's got to make that decision himself. He's got to do what he thinks is in the best interest of the campaign and country."
"Whatever he decides to do, whatever role for Hillary, she is ready to go. And she will do whatever they ask her to do in the fall campaign."
Is the fundraising night on Thursday with Sen. Hillary Clinton and the subsequent campaign appearances a prelude to an Obama-Clinton ticket?
There are a lot of different opinions out there. Some people with supposed 'inside' connections say that Hillary has been taken off the "short list." Others claim she is the inevitable VP pick.
As I've said before, the pressure on Obama to pick Clinton is major. A very substantial chunk of the Democratic Party base, judging from the DNC votes and endorsements, are former Clinton-backers, many of them actively campaigning for Hillary as Obama's running mate.
The Obama campaign has been very secretive about the selection process, other than naming the committee that will vet the potential picks.
Clinton has enemies within the party, especially from the progressive wing, who oppose her on ideological grounds. Then, there are others who think that a "balanced" ticket should include a white male as VP.
It may be that the upcoming events will allow Obama to test the waters with Clinton, to see whether the two can work together, and to test the reaction among both camps of supporters.
Obama’s campaign has more than $43.1 million on hand, of which $33.3 million can be used during primary season, with approximately $304,000 in debt.
In comparison, John McCain had $32 million cash on hand at the end of May reporting period. However, the Republican Party has significantly more money in the bank to help their candidates than does the Democratic Party.
Obviously this is an area where Hillary Clinton can be very helpful. Like Obama, she outraised McCain during the primary season.
Clinton and her fundraisers will meet with Obama next week and the two senators will campaign together for the first time.
It was the right thing for the superdelegates to follow the will of the people rather than to try and figure out who would be the best general election candidate. No one can say for sure what is going to happen in any election. Most of the seasoned pundits, for example, thought that Clinton was the inevitable nominee.
If Hillary had won, the right thing to do would be to offer the job to Barack.
Now she may not want the job. She may not be willing to undergo the vetting process that could require examination of the family's financial records. And of course if something should turn up from such vetting, then all bets are off.
But as Barack said himself, her candidacy opened up future opportunities for his own daughters. Both Hillary and Barack's campaigns smashed barriers for women and African Americans, and really for all minorities, and the fitting way to honor these accomplishments is rather obvious.
Furthermore, Barack's victory was not overwhelming. In close contests like this one, the traditional thing is to take one's opponent as a running mate. Even in the bitter contest between Ronald Reagan and George H. W. Bush, Reagan sucked it up and offered the VP slot to Bush.
Should Barack fail to offer the position to Hillary, and he loses, then we know that many people will ask how he could ignore someone who garnered nearly as many votes as himself especially as she has shown today her willingness to be his surrogate.
Of course, if he chooses her and he still loses, then people will blame it on Hillary and her "baggage" or whatever. But the argument is noticeably weaker here. Obviously Hillary supporters would not blame Barack for choosing Hillary.
While some elder statesman have advised against choosing Hillary, I still think that propriety will probably win over speculation.
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