“Deputy Secretary of States James Steinberg told reporters that Clinton is recovering but is not up to making the trip for a series of meetings on major issues like Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan and the Israel-Palestinian peace process.” Link
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“Clinton fell Wednesday afternoon on her way to the White House and was taken to George Washington University Hospital. She was treated and released, and will have surgery to repair her elbow in coming weeks.” Link
“In an op-ed last week in the Washington Post, journalist and author Karl Meyer and his wife urged Patterson to ’send Bill Clinton to the Senate.’ Responding to such speculation, Clinton spokesman Matt McKenna tells CNN that ‘it’s completely false. President Clinton is excited to expand the work of his foundation which has more than 1,000 staff and volunteers in 44 countries advancing projects on HIV/AIDS, climate change, sustainable economic development and childhood obesity.’” [Link]
“‘Hillary’s appointment is a sign to friend and foe of the seriousness of my commitment to renew American diplomacy and restore our alliances,’ Obama said at a news conference in Chicago, Illinois. ‘I have no doubt that Hillary Clinton is the right person to lead our State Department and to work with me in tackling this ambitious foreign policy agenda.’ ” [Link]

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“The examination of the former president suggests how seriously Mr. Obama is considering bringing his onetime rival for the Democratic presidential nomination into his cabinet. He met with Mrs. Clinton secretly in Chicago on Thursday to talk about the prospect and word quickly filtered out.” [Link]

“The New York Senator touts the economic plan of Obama-Biden while blasting the GOP ticket as “more of the same” in Kissimmee, Florida, on Monday. “I didn’t hear the Republicans at their convention address the needs of real Americans.” “We have a tough road ahead of us, but I don’t think it could be any clearer what the choice will be.”” [Link]