Hillary Clinton

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration's tightrope walk in the wake of Vice President Joe Biden's recent comments regarding gay marriage has placed a new focus on the president's second-in-command, a role that, in the opinion of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, is one that requires less statesmanship and more following in the footsteps of the first lady. “Being a vice president is kind of like being a first lady. You are there to support and serve the president. There is no job description,” Clinton said in an interview with the New York Times . Biden's gaffe-prone vice presidency has brought about persistent speculation that Clinton could slip in as a replacement for the 2012 presidential election, speculation that Biden commented on Sunday on NBC's “Meet the Press.” “The thing that annoys me about it is the implication of that somehow President Clinton is weak and he needs some kind of help,” Biden said, before host David Gregory corrected him. “President Obama is weak,” Biden continued.

For those already tired of the 2012 presidential election, take note: Polling for the 2016 Iowa caucus has begun. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, whose repeated dismissals of future campaigns have done little to diminish speculation of another presidential run, blows the speculative Democratic competition out of the water in a new Public Policy Polling survey . The Republican field, on the other hand, is significantly more scattered....

NEW DELHI - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday urgedBangladesh's squabbling political factions to resolve their differences as she arrived in the country, which has been beset by weeks of general strikes, demonstrations and violence since an opposition politician disappeared last month. The government and the opposition declared a truce for Clinton's visit. Each side blames the other for the disappearance of Elias Ali, one of as many as 22 people, mostly politicians, who have gone missing this year, according to human rights groups.

WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration's tightrope walk in the wake of Vice President Joe Biden's recent comments regarding gay marriage has placed a new focus on the president's second-in-command, a role that, in the opinion of Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, is one that requires less statesmanship and more following in the footsteps of the first lady. “Being a vice president is kind of like being a first lady. You are there to support and serve the president. There is no job description,” Clinton said in an interview with the New York Times . Biden's gaffe-prone vice presidency has brought about persistent speculation that Clinton could slip in as a replacement for the 2012 presidential election, speculation that Biden commented on Sunday on NBC's “Meet the Press.” “The thing that annoys me about it is the implication of that somehow President Clinton is weak and he needs some kind of help,” Biden said, before host David Gregory corrected him. “President Obama is weak,” Biden continued.

Could this be an episode of "Family Feud," New York style? The contestants: Clintons, Kennedys and Cuomos, America's most famous Democratic dynasties. The prize they're sniffing around: a U.S. Senate seat, soon to be vacated by Hillary Rodham Clinton. This week, Caroline Kennedy made it clear that she, like Andrew Cuomo, wants Clinton's spot after the senator ascends to secretary of State.

Seventy-five years after Amelia Earhart disappeared while attempting to circumnavigate the world, the search for the wreckage of her twin-engine Lockheed Electra will resume this summer. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton applauded the effort Tuesday in a speech to, among others, the people who will conduct the search in the waters off Nikumaroror, an uninhabited island in the southwestern Pacific where Earhart might have died. “Even if you do not find what you seek, there is great honor and possibility in the search itself,” Clinton said.

It was the test Hillary Rodham Clinton offered as she hoped to win the White House, the "3 a.m. call" she argued Barack Obama was not ready to answer. But nearly four years later, Clinton is "happy to be out of politics" and a loyal member of the Obama team. In an interview with NBC News from Bali, the secretary of State declined a chance to say whether the Republicans running for the office today are ready to stand in as commander in chief. "I haven't been, honestly, paying a lot of attention," she said of the GOP race for president.

WASHINGTON -- In what may be the first approval of a meme by the State Department, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton took time to throw her endorsement behind the popular “Texts From Hillary” Tumblr account. Based off of photos of Clinton taken by photographers Diana Walker of Time and Kevin Lamarque of Reuters, showing her aboard a military airplane and peeking at her BlackBerry, the site is based on simply captioning an imagined conversation between Clinton and another prominent figure such as Mitt Romney or Arianna Huffington . Like the many memes that came before, it quickly spread across the Web,  but rarely are memes ever traced back to their source, let alone when that source is so high up in the federal government.

For those already tired of the 2012 presidential election, take note: Polling for the 2016 Iowa caucus has begun. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, whose repeated dismissals of future campaigns have done little to diminish speculation of another presidential run, blows the speculative Democratic competition out of the water in a new Public Policy Polling survey . The Republican field, on the other hand, is significantly more scattered....

The Senate overwhelmingly approved the nomination of Hillary Rodham Clinton as President Obama's secretary of State on Wednesday, after a one-day delay forced by Republicans who wanted to continue debating her husband's overseas fundraising activities. The delay had the effect of denying Clinton a confirmation vote on Inauguration Day, when six other Cabinet members were approved. But Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas), who sought the delay, praised Clinton's abilities Wednesday and voted in favor.

NEW DELHI - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Saturday urgedBangladesh's squabbling political factions to resolve their differences as she arrived in the country, which has been beset by weeks of general strikes, demonstrations and violence since an opposition politician disappeared last month. The government and the opposition declared a truce for Clinton's visit. Each side blames the other for the disappearance of Elias Ali, one of as many as 22 people, mostly politicians, who have gone missing this year, according to human rights groups.

NEW DELHI — Hopes were high after Congress passed a U.S.-India civilian nuclear agreement in 2008 that the two countries would forge a close military and strategic partnership. But Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton's three-day trip to India, starting Sunday after a weekend stop in Bangladesh, comes amid reduced expectations and political distraction on both sides and a relationship increasingly marked by incremental movement on a variety of issues. Though India remains an important ally, few big-ticket nuclear and defense deals that the United States had hoped for have materialized.

WASHINGTON -- In what may be the first approval of a meme by the State Department, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton took time to throw her endorsement behind the popular “Texts From Hillary” Tumblr account. Based off of photos of Clinton taken by photographers Diana Walker of Time and Kevin Lamarque of Reuters, showing her aboard a military airplane and peeking at her BlackBerry, the site is based on simply captioning an imagined conversation between Clinton and another prominent figure such as Mitt Romney or Arianna Huffington . Like the many memes that came before, it quickly spread across the Web,  but rarely are memes ever traced back to their source, let alone when that source is so high up in the federal government.

WASHINGTON - In the final months of her tenure as secretary of State, Hillary Rodham Clinton is fighting a long retreat on a cause close to her heart, and to her legacy - the status of Afghan women. Clinton embraced the cause long before the first U.S. troops landed in the country, and as secretary of State she has brought Afghan women worldwide attention, political power and unbending promises of American support. "We will not abandon you," she pledged. But now, with U.S. officials laying plans to remove most troops in two years, the Afghan government and other institutions appear to be adjusting their positions on women's rights to accommodate conservative factions.

Bill Clinton sounds like he is hoping his wife, Hillary, has a presidential run in her. As for Hillary, she's just looking for some R&R. In separate interviews that aired Monday on MSNBC (watch below) , the former president and the current secretary of State were both asked about the speculation as to Hillary Rodham Clinton's political future, always a favorite topic of politicos. Hillary Clinton's latest answer was much like her previous ones: not completely shutting the door, but signaling it was a long shot.

A finger bone fragment, DNA samples, a photo showing a wheel protruding from water. Amelia Earhart disappeared 75 years ago, but the clues continue to surface. On Tuesday, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is set to meet with historians and scientists as a new hunt is launched for the wreckage of Earhart's Lockheed Electra plane. The International Group for Historic Aircraft Recovery will begin the search in June, according to the Associated Press, off the remote island of South Pacific island of Nikumaroro , in the nation of Kiribati.

Bill Clinton sounds like he is hoping his wife, Hillary, has a presidential run in her. As for Hillary, she's just looking for some R&R. In separate interviews that aired Monday on MSNBC (watch below) , the former president and the current secretary of State were both asked about the speculation as to Hillary Rodham Clinton's political future, always a favorite topic of politicos. Hillary Clinton's latest answer was much like her previous ones: not completely shutting the door, but signaling it was a long shot.

Hillary Clinton should have a seance with Abraham Lincoln--and discuss honesty. JULIE DUNBAR Rancho Mirage

Seventy-five years after Amelia Earhart disappeared while attempting to circumnavigate the world, the search for the wreckage of her twin-engine Lockheed Electra will resume this summer. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton applauded the effort Tuesday in a speech to, among others, the people who will conduct the search in the waters off Nikumaroror, an uninhabited island in the southwestern Pacific where Earhart might have died. “Even if you do not find what you seek, there is great honor and possibility in the search itself,” Clinton said.

At Little Rock National Airport, it's two for the price of one. No, we're not talking about airfares, but Clintons. The Arkansas capital's Municipal Airport Commission voted unanimously Tuesday to rename the airport in honor of the former president and the current secretary of State, a rare twin billing for the state's former first couple. The change won't be official until the Federal Aviation Administration signs off. Adams Field, the designation for the airport's aeronautical operations, will remain the same.