Massachusetts: Hillary Clinton

March 18, 2009 - 04:11 pm
NEWS FEED: Boston Globe

Obama appoints Sudan envoy

President Obama and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton named Major General J. Scott Gration as the special envoy for Sudan, and rededicated himself to end what the United States has declared a genocide in Darfur. "General Gration’s personal and professional...

February 24, 2009 - 10:42 am
NEWS FEED: Boston Globe

Japan's leader comes calling

In another sign of the primacy of Asia for the Obama administration, the first foreign leader with an official Oval Office visit is Japanese Prime Minister Taro Aso today. Hillary Clinton, President Obama's secretary of state, chose Asia for her...

February 20, 2009 - 01:28 pm
NEWS FEED: Boston Globe

Tufts dean gets North Korea assignment

Worth noting that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton did make it official today while on her Asia tour -- Stephen W. Bosworth, the dean of the Fletcher School of Diplomacy at Tufts University will be her special envoy to North...

February 10, 2009 - 10:24 am
NEWS FEED: Boston Globe

Drinking with the enemy

It could be the most watched political drink since Hillary Clinton was throwing back shots before the Pennsylvania and Indiana primaries last spring. President Obama has accepted an invitation for a beer from conservative Fox News Channel commentator Sean...

January 30, 2009 - 12:12 am
NEWS FEED: Blue Mass Group

A Dream Of Peace (MA Congressmembers Work To Ease Gaza Humanitarian Crisis)

In response to the recent Gaza War, a fundraising page was set up on ActBlue.com in order to contribute to elected officials who have been supportive of the peoples of Israel and Palestine.  The page is called "A Dream of Peace: Justice and Equality for The People of Israel and Palestine", and can be found here.

The mission of the page states "All of the people of the Holy Land need to live in peace and security. We need to support and elect candidates that are willing to stand up for the rights of the citizens of Israel and Palestine. These candidates support measures to stop violence, increase economic and humanitarian aid, actively engage in negotiation, and promote co-existence among these two Peoples.

January 29, 2009 - 06:51 pm
NEWS FEED: Boston Globe

Obama rooting for Steelers

On election night, Pennsylvania was one of the key states that propelled him to the presidency. Arizona voted for rival Hillary Clinton during the Democratic primaries and for Republican John McCain in November. And Pittsburgh Steelers owner Dan Rooney endorsed...

January 29, 2009 - 05:38 pm
NEWS FEED: Boston Globe

Power headed to Washington?

If the report is accurate, there could be some awkward foreign trips in Hillary Clinton's future. Harvard professor Samantha Power, who left Barack Obama's campaign after calling Clinton a "monster" in a newspaper interview, is taking a senior foreign policy...

January 28, 2009 - 05:09 pm
NEWS FEED: Boston Globe

Clinton backers have new forum

There's a new website for diehard Hillary Clinton supporters to stay in touch and stay organized. The site, nolimits.org, was founded by longtime former aides Ann Lewis and Sarah Nolan, and is trying to capitalize on the email list compiled...

January 26, 2009 - 09:49 pm
NEWS FEED: Boston Globe

Pre-trip huddle on Middle East

President Obama will huddle this afternoon with Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Middle East envoy George Mitchell on the eve of Mitchell's first shuttle diplomacy mission. White House spokesman Robert Gibbs said that Mitchell will meet with leaders in...

Fri, 01/09/2009 - 11:03

Politico: Hattaway ‘likely’ for State Dept. post

Boston Democratic analyst Doug Hattaway is now "likely" to be U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton's spokesman when she becomes secretary of state, the Politico's Mike Allen reported this week.

In his "Playbook" on Wednesday, Allen wrote:

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