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Hillary Clinton

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Hillary Rodham Clinton is a prominent American politician and member of the Democratic Party, best known for her role as the 67th Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013 under President Barack Obama. Prior to that, she served as the United States Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009. Clinton has been a significant figure in American politics for decades, advocating for issues such as healthcare reform, women's rights, and international diplomacy. Her tenure as Secretary of State included notable events such as the U.S. response to the Arab Spring and the military intervention in Libya.

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Oct 14, 2012

The buck stops with her, and she takes responsibility for the assault that killed U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans.

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Oct 14, 2012

I take responsibility. I'm in charge of the State Department, 60,000 plus people all over the world, 275 posts.

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Oct 10, 2012

Leadership is about creating opportunities for others and enabling them to succeed.

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Sep 30, 2012

What happened in Benghazi was a terrorist attack and we will not rest until we have tracked down and brought to justice the terrorists who murdered four Americans.

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Sep 30, 2012

What happened in Benghazi was a terrorist attack, and we will not rest until we have tracked down and brought to justice the terrorists who murdered four Americans.

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Sep 25, 2012

And we are at the very early stages of an FBI investigation. The team from the FBI reached Libya earlier this week.

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Sep 25, 2012

We are at the very early stages of an FBI investigation. The team from the FBI reached Libya earlier this week.

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Sep 19, 2012

None of us can fail to be concerned by the increase in tensions, the uptick in confrontational rhetoric, and disagreements over resource exploitation.

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Sep 19, 2012

The release of Abdel Rahman or any terrorist who plots to kill innocent Americans would be seen for what it is, a sign of weakness and a lack of resolve by the United States and its president.

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Sep 19, 2012

I have absolutely no information or reason to believe that there is any basis for that.

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Sep 12, 2012

The U.S. government absolutely rejects the film's content and message.

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Sep 10, 2012

The U.S. makes clear that it really deplores any effort to denigrate religious beliefs of others.

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Sep 10, 2012

Our diplomats and development experts are on the front lines, just like our troops, and the entire United States Government needs to work together to protect them. We will not retreat. We will keep leading, and we will stay engaged…

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Aug 31, 2012

$1 billion pledge of private, nongovernment funds for food security from InterAction.

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Jul 24, 2012

Iran's strongman should not miscalculate America's resolve to stoke democracy in Iraq even after our troops leave.

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Jul 16, 2012

Ending this global scourge is an important policy priority for the United States . . . and no one should claim immunity from its reach or from the responsibility to confront it.

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Jul 16, 2012

We need to make sure that it becomes kind of a standard principle of our Government that we are going to protect children and protect, in this case, young girls from this form of exploitation.

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Jul 16, 2012

Failure to reauthorize this landmark legislation for the first time in 12 years sends the wrong signal about U.S. leadership on this issue to the rest of the globe.

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Jul 16, 2012

Slavery, whether in the United States or abroad, must be recognized, rejected, and eliminated.

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Jul 16, 2012

I would also like to say a special word of thanks to Senator Lugar, who is one of the great foreign policy leaders of our day.

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Jul 16, 2012

I intend to continue to work closely with my colleagues to ensure that we put together a strong and effective antitrafficking program.

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Jul 16, 2012

We have made progress. Make no mistake about it, but we have a lot further that we need to go to end this modern-day slavery.

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Jul 16, 2012

It is a problem in our own country that needs to be addressed.

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