January 15, 2009

Hillary and Chelsea pic at Senate Farewell Party

At an emotional private party just off the Senate floor, soon-to-be Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton told her Senate colleagues Wednesday night that serving in the Senate “has been the greatest experience of my life” and that leaving them was “like leaving family.”
Clinton, whose eyes welled up as she worked the elegant LBJ room [...]

January 15, 2009

Senators Endorse Hillary Clinton for US Secretary of State

A key U.S. Senate committee has approved the nomination of Hillary Clinton as the next secretary of state.
The Senate Foreign Relations Committee voted 16-1 in favor of Clinton. The full Senate is expected to confirm the appointment shortly after President-elect Barack Obama’s inauguration.
Clinton Backs Six-Party Talks for Ending North Korean Nuclear Program
At her Senate [...]