Hillary Rodham Clinton

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In the message, Secretary Clinton said: “As a native Chicagoan, it’s a pleasure to address you in support of the city’s bid for the 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games. If Chicago is selected the 2016 Host City, I want to tell you that the United States will welcome the world with open arms. Indeed, the Games offer an important opportunity for the world to celebrate the common aspirations of all people and to show our universal appreciation of the skill and talent of the world’s greatest athletes.”

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said on Thursday it was a "great regret" the United States was not yet a signatory to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in The Hague.

The United States signed the ICC treaty when Hillary's husband, Bill Clinton, was president, but it was never ratified by Congress. Clinton's successor George W. Bush later rejected the idea of joining the court.

"This is a great regret that we are not a signatory," she said at a public meeting in Nairobi.

"I think we could have worked out some of the challenges that are raised concerning our membership," Clinton said. "But that has not yet come to pass."

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# Make abortion rare by supporting adoption & foster care. (Apr 2008)
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# Opposed China’s forced abortion & Romania’s forced pregnancy. (Apr 2008)
# 1974: pro-choice fervency not based on any personal abortion. (Jul 2007)
# 1993 health plan included RU-486 & widely available abortion. (Jul 2007)
# 1999: keep abortion safe, legal & rare into next century. (Jul 2007)
# Lift ban on stem cell research to cure devastating diseases. (Jun 2007)
# 1993:Early action on abortion rights ended Right’s dominance. (Jun 2007)
# Personally would never abort; but deeply values choice. (Jun 2007)
# Abortion is a sad, tragic choice to many women. (May 2007)
# Fought for years to get “Plan B” contraceptive on the market. (Dec 2006)
# Respect Roe v. Wade, but make adoptions easier too. (Nov 2006)
# Prevention First Act: federal funds for contraception. (Oct 2006)
# We can find common ground on abortion issue. (Sep 2005)
# Alternatives to pro-choice like forced pregnancy in Romania. (Nov 2003)
# Must safeguard constitutional rights, including choice. (Oct 2000)
# Late term abortion only if life or health are at risk. (Oct 2000)
# Remain vigilant on a woman’s right to choose. (Jan 2000)
# Keep abortion safe, legal and rare. (Jan 1999)
# Being pro-choice is not being pro-abortion. (Jan 1999)
# Reach out to teens to reduce teen sex problems. (Jan 1999)
# Supports parental notice & family planning. (Feb 1997)
# Cairo Document: right to abortion but not as family planning. (Sep 1996)

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SEOUL, South Korea - North Korea threatened military action Wednesday against U.S. and South Korean warships plying the waters near the Koreas' disputed maritime border, raising the specter of a naval clash just days after the regime's underground nuclear test.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned North Korea that it would face consequences for "belligerent" actions.

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Analysis: Don't expect deal with Mexico on assault weapons ban

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said last month that as a senator, she supported a measure to reinstate it.

(True. See the vote to extend the ban.)

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UNITED NATIONS, March 31 -- The Obama administration decided Tuesday to seek a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council, reversing a decision by the Bush administration to shun the United Nations' premier rights body to protest the influence of repressive states.

"Human rights are an essential element of American global foreign policy," Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said in a statement. "With others, we will engage in the work of improving the U.N. human rights system. . . . We believe every nation must live by and help shape global rules that ensure people enjoy the right to live freely and participate fully in their societies."