In the end, it was scarcely a declaration of support for Barack Obama at all. Hillary Clinton may have mentioned his name ten times - and uttered the mandatory words ("he is my candidate") - but her pledge of undying commitment was to her party. Hillary Clinton speaking at the Democratic National Convention It was necessary, she said, to get a Democrat back in the White House and (by implica...

It looks like it could really happen and Barack Obama will name one time rival Hillary Clinton as Secretary of State. It would be a smart move on his part. There have been a lot of criticisms of Hillary Clinton on just about every front and she clashed bitterly with Obama in the nomination

Not only is Hillary Clinton the world's most admired woman, but she may be leaving the State Department in anticipation of a presidential run in 2012 From the no accounting for taste department, Hillary Clinton, for the 15th time since 1992 was voted the world's most admired woman. Hillary placed first with 17% of the vote, Sarah Palin runner-up with 12% and Oprah 11% according to a USA ...

Full coverage of the US elections 2008Simon Heffer writes today about Hillary Clinton’s relentless determination to keep going. As he puts it: “there has not been such a stubborn refusal to die in high politics since the end of Rasputin”. But Rasputin, famously, had charm. In contrast, Clinton has from start to finish of this campaign acted with the most hideous lack of grace. Read, if you haven’t...

Turns out Hillary Clinton may not be the type of person who believes that the Virgin Mary can miraculously appear on a bit of toast. The new Secretary of State put her foot in it during a visit to Mexico....

The question is whether Hillary Clinton can subordinate not just her opinions but her political ambitions to making the Obama administration a success

Hillary Clinton is a woman scorned. She had to put up with the antics of Bill over the years, although she could have divorced him, but that was never really on the cards, as she always held political ambitions of her own and divorcing him would have hampered her more than it would have helped her. She has been let down by friends whom she thought would give her support in her presidential bid, bu...

Will Hillary Clinton actually have anything to do as Secretary of State? That is the question posed in this article from The Hill. Obama has been very keen to have a 'Team of Rivals' in his administration, and Clinton must have thought she'd won a particularly important victory when appointed Secretary of State. But as the Obama Administration settles in, has she been outmanouevred? Several other ...

Oh, God, I hope not. People who had wanted the Clinton-Bush foreign policy agenda to continue seamlessly as the Clinton-Bush-Clinton foreign policy agenda could have given her the Democratic nomination, which she failed to secure. The attempt to set up a non-contest between Clinton-Bush-Clinton and Clinton-Bush-McCain was mercifully unsuccessful. And Clinton-Bush-McCain was then defeated by Obama....

Andrea Mitchell reporting for NBC News: Two Obama advisers have told NBC News that Hillary Clinton is under consideration to be secretary of state. Would she be interested? Those who know Clinton say possibly. But her office says that any decisions about the transition are up to the president-elect and his team. Clinton was seen taking a flight to Chicago today, but an adviser says it was on perso...