Sec. Clinton interview in March 2009 marginalizes human rights, says Mubaraks are ‘friends of the family’

During a March 2009 visit to Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, to meet with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton gave an interview to al-Arabiya television. Clinton deemphasized the annual human rights report that criticized Egypt’s human rights record and talked up her friendship with the Mubaraks: More…

How Richardson-to-replace-Clinton rumors started

Rumors of Bill Richardson replacing Hillary Clinton as U.S. Secretary of State exploded across the internet Monday and appear to have been started by a report from Examiner.com and have been falsely attributed to Washington Examiner — which is unrelated to Examiner.com — by Fox News, among other outlets.

Hillary Clinton can’t escape the internet

As the Wikileaks endless U.S. diplomatic document dump continues, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is battling back calls to resign for a UN espionage scheme, she’s leading the government’s defacto public relations campaign against Wikileaks and she’s battening down the hatches at the State Department. She is, in More…

Upton calls on Clinton to quickly approve Keystone XL pipeline

Rep. Fred Upton (R-Mich.) called on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to expedite the State Department’s review of a massive and controversial oil pipeline slated to stretch from Alberta, Canada, to Texas.

The move comes as Upton has been touting his conservative credentials in an effort to win the More…

Environmentalists step up campaign against Keystone XL pipeline

More than 75 environmental and conservation groups have signed a petition calling on the U.S. and Canadian governments to halt all oil sands projects that would result in the creation of new tailing ponds, which hold the waste of oil sands production.

The petition — signed by a slew More…

Clinton Says China Won’t Block Rare Earth Shipments to U.S.

I missed this over the weekend, but Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said China will not block shipments of rare earth elements to the United States.

According to The Hill, Clinton said:

On the rare-earth minerals matter, the foreign minister, Minister Yang, clarified that China has no intention of withholding

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Senate Democrats Call on Clinton Not to ‘Prejudge’ Keystone XL Pipeline Approval

Senate Democrats sent a letter to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton today asking her not to “prejudge” the outcome of an Obama administration review of a massive pipeline project that will stretch from Alberta, Canada to Texas.

Clinton, speaking in San Fransisco last week, suggested that the State Department, More…

Report: China Resumes Rare Earth Shipments to the U.S.

The New York Times, again with the scoop:

The Chinese government abruptly ended on Thursday its unannounced embargo of exports of crucial strategic minerals to the United States, Europe and Japan, although shipments to Japan still encountered some difficulties, four rare earth industry officials said.

Clinton Seeking Answers on China’s Rare Earth Trade Policy With U.S.

The Wall Street Journal reports that Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will question Chinese officials this week about reports that the country is blocking shipments of key rare earth elements to the United States.

It’s been more than a week since The New York Times’ initial report of More…

Nebraska Senators Blast Clinton’s Pipeline Remarks

A number of lawmakers are up in arms this week over vague comments by Secretary of State Hillary Clinton about the controversial TransCanada Keystone XL pipeline, which is slated to run from Alberta, Canada, to Texas.

Clinton, speaking in San Fransisco earlier this week, suggested that the State Department, More…