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US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is set to return to the world stage this week when she delivers a major policy speech and resumes foreign travel after a she was sidelined by a broken elbow.
Senate Judiciary Committee members: 19
Call it the pre-game warm up.
Today (July 12, 2009) at 9 a.m. EDT, AP's Washington Bureau Chief Ron Fournier will be taking over our @AP_Courtside Twitter account. He'll be tweeting thoughts and analysis from the Sunday morning news shows and talking to you about the #Sotomayor confirmation hearing.
The United States has dropped its request that two American journalists imprisoned in North Korea be released on humanitarian grounds, and is seeking amnesty instead, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said.
Sorry, ladies: He's officially taken. After years as one of Washington's most eligible bachelors, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-Brooklyn, Queens) is engaged to Huma Abedin, a glamorous top aide to Secretary of State Clinton.
Once a strategist for Hillary Clinton and New York’s Democrats, and an opponent of Michael Bloomberg, Howard Wolfson is now plotting the mayor’s re-election.
Twitter was just a twinkle in someone's eye during the last Supreme Court confirmation hearing.
San Antonio Express-News columnist Victor Landa writes about the firsts that are associated with Sotomayor's nomination.
"She'll be confirmed," predicted Judiciary Committee chairman Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., on July 2.
Sotomayor's nomination hearing certainly will take on a partisan tone.
Don't expect to see any Supreme Court justices wandering Capitol Hill -- or even the Supreme Court itself -- during Sonia Sotomayor's time in the spotlight.
A meeting of the prime ministers of India and Pakistan on the fringes of the Non-Aligned Movement Summit this week could set the stage for a dialogue between the rivals that was stalled after last November's attack in Mumbai.
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Friday said "everyone is very sorry" about an incident that resulted in North Korea detaining two U.S. journalists on accusations of illegally entering the country.
As President Obama finishes a whirlwind diplomatic tour, Guy Raz takes a look at how Obama's former rival, Hillary Clinton, is faring as secretary of state. Raz talks with Politico.com reporter Ben Smith about Smith's recent article, "Clinton Toils in the Shadows."
The ubiquitous Ryan Seacrest is putting the finishing touches on a contract extension with "Idol" co-producer 19 Entertainment to continue to emcee the top series on TV.
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