Chelsea Clinton, daughter of Hillary and Bill, recently accepted a job as a NBC reporter. It’s the latest step in her move to a more public life, says Amy Chozick in this fascinating NY Times profile.
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Cyberspace freedom … except where they upset the copyright industry
The Obama Administration’s Cyberspace strategy places heavy emphasis on freedom, but in practice it’s only as much freedom as the copyright industry wants
Photoshopping the news … send in the clones
The camera may never lie, but Photoshop can tell some outrageous porkies.
Clinton gets photoshopped out of history
The iconic image of the White House Situation Room during the Osama bin Laden raid appeared in Hasidic newspaper Der Tzitung but Hillary Clinton, who was holding her hand over her mouth in horror, had been removed.
America wrestles its conscience post-bin Laden
Hillary Clinton stood shoulder to shoulder with Kevin Rudd earlier today in Washington, two life-long opponents of the death penalty, praising the extra-judicial killing of an unarmed man. But it changes everything when it’s Osama bin Laden.
So long, farewell, or maybe another president Clinton?
Hillary Clinton has announced she will not stand for a second term as Secretary of State, and The Atlantic notes the four clear reactions to the news: sadness, scepticism, speculation or succession.
When governments know less than their citizens
The traditional asymmetry of information between people and their governments has been upended in recent months. It’s unlikely to ever be restored.
Crikey Says: All the single ladies …
Women in politics — a series of headlines.
Lebanon’s status still a regional conflict fault line
Lebanon’s political crisis is set to deepen as the UN prosecutor’s findings into the 2005 assassination of former Prime Minister Rafik al-Hariri were filed on Monday, writes freelance political writer Antoun Issa.
Political snippets: Ted’s still firing on law and order
It is clearly hard to get out of that election mode when posturing about tough on law and order is seen by politicians as a pre-requisite for success.
The Canberra Cables
This will not be end of Kevin Rudd’s starring role in the WikiLeaks Canberra cables, writes Luke Miller.
Rudd deserves points for confronting some brutal truths
The leaked conversation between Hillary Clinton and Kevin Rudd contradicts the perception that the former Australian prime minister was “soft” on China, writes Dr John Lee, a foreign policy fellow at the Centre for Independent Studies
WikiLeaks cheat sheet: the most explosive stuff dropped so far
As news agencies throughout the world scramble to be the first to break the most scandalous, outrageous or bizarre cables, here are a few of the best so far, writes Crikey intern Alison Drew-Foster.
Leigh Sales: Behind-the-scenes at my Hillary Clinton interview
ABC journo Leigh Sales spills the beans on meeting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on her recent Australian visit, from making small-talk with Hillary about the security risks of kangaroos to her promise of a future one-on-one interview.
In the Asian century, Washington must still offer leadership
Experts tend to be relentless followers of academic fashion. Nowhere is this more apparent than talk about ‘the rise of China’ and the dilemma it creates for Australia, says Dr John Lee.
Your Say: Daily Mail readers' feedback: The banks have become the robber barons
Crikey readers have their say.
Sheridan: Clinton was pussyfooting around on cap and trade
When Hillary Clinton spoke about America’s suspension of cap and trade legislation and how it had no implications for Australia, she was doing her best not to embarrass Julia Gillard rather than talking honestly, writes Greg Sheridan.
Wright: Here comes Hillary, the 24/7 politician
Hillary Clinton’s weekend visit to Australia in which she smoothly segued between leaders, events and discussion points reminded her audiences that she is a true 21st century round-the-clock politician, and an impressive one at that, says Tony Wright
Scramble to save Middle East peace talks
Despite the US proudly launching peace talks with Palestinian and Israeli leaders just a month ago, no resolution could be reached before the end of Israel’s freeze on West Bank settlement construction. What will Palestinian president Mahmoud Abbas do now?
Sheridan: Obama gives Rudd the fist bump of approval
He might not be PM, but Washington is pretty happy with Foreign Minister Kevin Rudd leading the “special relationship” between the US and Oz. Rudd even lucked out on a private meeting with Obama at the White House, reports Greg Sheridan.
Still no peace in sight for Israel-Palestine
Only a fortnight remains of Israel’s settlement freeze, but despite days of intense peace talks brokered by US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, no resolution was reached.
Should Sudan split?
The split of Sudan into two different states is inevitable, says Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. But should the US encourage the divisions? Atlantic Wire examines the different coverage.
