Stories tagged with "Hillary Clinton"

Don't call them victims by indystar

If your impression of an Afghan woman is of a shapeless, frightened form engulfed in yards of heat-trapping fabric, you haven’t met Shafiqa Quraishi. Make that Colonel... – Mar 13, 2010 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

Seeking sanctions with a squeeze by indystar

The cynical (and usually correct) critique of economic sanctions was summed up this way by a retired U.S. diplomat named Douglas Paal: “Sanctions always accomplish their... – Mar 09, 2010 at 6:16 PM in Commentary

Candidates should live in states where they run by indystar

A person who represents the people of a state in the U.S. House of Representatives or Senate should have his or her primary residence in that state. I was appalled when Hillary... – Feb 10, 2010 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

Reform just won't work without more family doctors by indystar

Unfortunately, the national discussion regarding how to provide health insurance for the 50 million uninsured largely ignores a smoldering crisis: Although there is a projected... – Jan 19, 2010 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

Bouncing off glass ceiling by indystar

Ask yourself: Who is likely to be the first woman president of the United States? Anyone? Anyone? Despite our assumption that a female president is inevitable, and likely soonish,... – Jan 14, 2010 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

'Notes From the Cracked Ceiling' by indystar

By Anne E. Kornblut (Crown, $25) If you thought the 2008 election was a triumph in the cause of getting a woman closer to the White House, political reporter Anne E. Kornblut begs... – Jan 07, 2010 at 7:36 PM in Books

What's for U.S. to gain from pledge to climate fund? by indystar

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton made a generous offer at the climate summit in Copenhagen to contribute to a global fund of $100 billion a year to control climate change. The... – Dec 31, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Letters to the editor

This will not end well by indystar

A traveler asks a farmer how to get to a particular village. The farmer replies, “If I were you, I wouldn’t start from here.” Barack Obama, who asked to be... – Dec 03, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

Chelsea Clinton, boyfriend get engaged by indystar

NEW YORK — Chelsea Clinton, the 29-year old daughter of former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, has become engaged to her longtime boyfriend,... – Nov 30, 2009 at 1:16 PM in Nation & World

Lipstick on a rogue by indystar

You have to hand it to Sarah Palin. I don’t mean you have to hand her the 2012 nomination. Nor do you have to hand her the $24.64 I overpaid for “Going Rogue.”... – Nov 19, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

Our stranger in Kabul by indystar

Actress Cate Blanchett, who has played Queen Elizabeth I, is performing in Washington, portraying someone less than regal — flurried, anxious Blanche DuBois, in Tennessee... – Nov 04, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

Blowing the whistle on Obama's game by indystar

As if President Barack Obama didn’t have enough on his plate with health care and Afghanistan, he’s now faced with the problem that can’t be solved: women. Sorry,... – Oct 28, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

Debacle in Moscow by indystar

About the only thing more comical than Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize was the reaction of those who deemed the award “premature,” as if the brilliance of... – Oct 16, 2009 at 12:35 PM in Commentary

Watch out, Obama; Republican wave may be coming by indystar

Demure Delaware was the first state to ratify the Constitution, but since then has not made many waves. It might, however, be part of a political wave a year from now, thanks to a... – Oct 15, 2009 at 5:57 PM in Commentary

Obama taps 2 Hoosiers for U.S. roles by indystar

WASHINGTON — President Barack Obama has tapped two Hoosiers for roles in his administration, White House officials announced today. Obama wants attorney Anne Slaughter Andrew to be... – Oct 15, 2009 at 5:51 PM in Politics & Government

In need of protection by indystar

Ronald Kessler, a prolific author who writes about the FBI, the CIA and other intelligence agencies, domestic and foreign, has a new book that ranks No. 7 on The New York Times... – Oct 09, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

Team Obama by indystar

For President Barack Obama, last week was rather like a major exam on his skills as a diplomat and architect of foreign policy. He can count on being tested again and again by... – Sep 27, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

Joe Wilson loses it by indystar

South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson seems to have set a precedent Wednesday night when he called the president a liar during a joint session of Congress. That’s the official word... – Sep 11, 2009 at 5:39 PM in Commentary

Justice Roberts' big moment by indystar

President Barack Obama’s health-care speech on Wednesday will be only the second most consequential political moment of the week. Judged by the standard of an event’s... – Sep 07, 2009 at 12:00 AM in Commentary

Justice Roberts' big moment by indystar

President Barack Obama’s health-care speech on Wednesday will be only the second most consequential political moment of the week. Judged by the standard of an event’s... – Sep 04, 2009 at 5:40 PM in Commentary