Hillary Clinton

WASHINGTON - Dick Cheney, former vice president, said yesterday that if Hillary Rodham Clinton were in the White House rather than Barack Obama, then things might be different today in the country. In an interview on "Fox New Sunday," Cheney didn't get into specifics, but he said "perhaps she might have been easier for some of us who are critics of the president to work with. " Cheney said it is his sense that the secretary of state is "one of the more competent members" of the Obama administration and it would be "interesting to speculate" about how she would have performed as...

WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and the nation's top military leaders pleaded Wednesday for Senate approval of a long-spurned high seas treaty, arguing that the pact will boost national security and American jobs. In a joint appearance before Congress, Clinton, Defense Secretary Leon Panetta, and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Army General Martin Dempsey, made the case for the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea, which has been in force since 1994.

WASHINGTON - Dorothy Rodham - a suburban Chicago homemaker who endured a devastating childhood and served as an inspiration to her daughter, Hillary Rodham Clinton, one of the most accomplished women in American government - died yesterday. She was 92. Mrs. Rodham spent decades as a familiar but unflashy presence alongside her daughter, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and her son-in-law, former president Bill Clinton. She accompanied them to Arkansas, where Bill Clinton was governor, and then to Washington as the Clinton family fortunes rose.

Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota on Thursday became the latest former rival to endorse presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney. Four months after ending her own bid for the White House, Bachmann joined Romney at an afternoon campaign event in Portsmouth, Va., where she called him "a man who will preserve the American dream of prosperity and liberty. " "I think for all of America, this is a very simple proposition this November: President Barack Obama or President Mitt Romney?"

WASHINGTON (AP) — LOL. Hillary Rodham Clinton has a tech-savvy sense of humor, and she wants you to know it. The secretary of state is firmly embracing an Internet parody that purports to show her texting various politicians and celebrities, shooting them down with snappy retorts. Clinton invited the creators of the ‘‘Texts from Hillary" Tumblr website to the State Department on Tuesday and shared a laugh with them. And, she even submitted her own fake exchange. The site has become an Internet sensation since it was launched last week.

CITY OF COMMERCE, Calif. - Hillary Clinton wanted to talk about the economy. A voter in the audience wanted to talk marriage. After wrapping up a speech outlining her economic stimulus proposal, the New York senator took questions from the crowd. The first question from one man was: "Hillary, marry me, baby. " The packed union hall loved it and applauded. Clinton smiled and told the man, gently, no. "That is certainly the kindest offer I've had in a while," she said to laughter. She quickly added, "I'd probably be arrested.

CLINTON On: Channel 2 Time: Tonight and tomorrow night, 9-11 ‘I still believe in a place called Hope. " "The era of big government is over. " "Triangulation. " "Let us resolve to build that bridge to the 21st century. " "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky. " "Quite simply, I gave in to my shame. " Nothing if not quotable, Bill Clinton was and is good with words - and too good with meaning. Who else could have said - let alone under oath - "It depends upon what the meaning of the word ‘is'...

INDIANAPOLIS - Chelsea Clinton is spending long days on the campaign trail telling college crowds about her mother's positions on issues, including healthcare, student loan costs, the Darfur crisis, and gay rights. But there is one subject she will not discuss: "The Other Woman. " At least three times in the past two weeks, the former and possible future first daughter has been asked about the Monica Lewinsky scandal's influence on the presidential campaign of her mother, Hillary Clinton.

CONCORD, N.H. - New Hampshire officials agreed yesterday to conduct complete hand recounts of Tuesday's Democratic and Republican presidential primaries. Representative Dennis Kucinich, who received less than 2 percent of the Democratic vote, and Albert Howard of Michigan, who received about 40 votes in the GOP primary, each paid a $2,000 fee to start the process, officials said. Both candidates agreed in writing to pay the full cost of the recounts, Secretary of State William Gardner said.

Representative Michele Bachmann of Minnesota on Thursday became the latest former rival to endorse presumptive Republican nominee Mitt Romney. Four months after ending her own bid for the White House, Bachmann joined Romney at an afternoon campaign event in Portsmouth, Va., where she called him "a man who will preserve the American dream of prosperity and liberty. " "I think for all of America, this is a very simple proposition this November: President Barack Obama or President Mitt Romney?"

WASHINGTON (AP) — LOL. Hillary Rodham Clinton has a tech-savvy sense of humor, and she wants you to know it. The secretary of state is firmly embracing an Internet parody that purports to show her texting various politicians and celebrities, shooting them down with snappy retorts. Clinton invited the creators of the ‘‘Texts from Hillary" Tumblr website to the State Department on Tuesday and shared a laugh with them. And, she even submitted her own fake exchange. The site has become an Internet sensation since it was launched last week.

It was just a week ago that the photo and Tumblr site quickly exploded into a Facebook sensation. A picture taken in October 2011 of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton texting on a C-17 plane started making the rounds online. On Wednesday of last week, Stacy Lambe and Adam Smith, two Washington D.C.-based communication professionals, started the Tumblr site "Texts From Hillary" (www.textsfromhillaryclinton.tumblr.com). They brainstormed the idea after an evening of cocktails and a love of the photo, which shows the former first lady clad in all black and wearing sunglasses...

‘I still believe in a place called Hope. " "The era of big government is over. " "Triangulation. " "Let us resolve to build that bridge to the 21st century. " "I did not have sexual relations with that woman, Miss Lewinsky. " "Quite simply, I gave in to my shame. " Nothing if not quotable, Bill Clinton was and is good with words - and too good with meaning. Who else could have said - let alone under oath - "It depends upon what the meaning of the word ‘is' is"?

SEXUAL MISCONDUCT charges didn't drive Democrat Bill Clinton out of the White House. Why should they drive Republican Herman Cain out of a presidential primary race? As a candidate and president, Clinton was the target of a slew of allegations of sexual misconduct, from sexual harassment to adultery to rape. His reputation suffered and he was called to account for some of them. But Clinton, who served two terms as president, ultimately survived multiple sex scandals and maintained high approval ratings, for a number of reasons.

WASHINGTON - Dorothy Rodham - a suburban Chicago homemaker who endured a devastating childhood and served as an inspiration to her daughter, Hillary Rodham Clinton, one of the most accomplished women in American government - died yesterday. She was 92. Mrs. Rodham spent decades as a familiar but unflashy presence alongside her daughter, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, and her son-in-law, former president Bill Clinton. She accompanied them to Arkansas, where Bill Clinton was governor, and then to Washington as the Clinton family fortunes...

WASHINGTON - Dick Cheney, former vice president, said yesterday that if Hillary Rodham Clinton were in the White House rather than Barack Obama, then things might be different today in the country. In an interview on "Fox New Sunday," Cheney didn't get into specifics, but he said "perhaps she might have been easier for some of us who are critics of the president to work with. " Cheney said it is his sense that the secretary of state is "one of the more competent members" of the Obama administration and it would be "interesting to speculate" about how...

Barack Obama swept to victory in yesterday's South Carolina Democratic primary on the strength of support of African-Americans, voters who were looking for a candidate who could bring change, and voters who believe the economy is the most important issue facing the country, according to preliminary data from exit polls conducted for the Associated Press and television networks. Black voters in South Carolina voted overwhelmingly for Obama, with 8 in 10 supporting him. Nearly all the rest voted for Hillary Clinton.