HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton (61 page)

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Then he called Bill Clinton
Ed Henry, “After Winning Re-Election, Obama Thanked Romney, Then Called Bill Clinton,” Fox News, November 7, 2012.

1
reminisced like longtime friends
Kristen A. Lee, “Obama, Clinton Reminisce on Their Long History During Final Trip,”
New York Daily News
, November 20, 2012.

2
“No, Hillary,” Panetta fired back
Mark Mazzetti, “How a Single Spy Helped Turn Pakistan Against the United States,”
New York Times Magazine
, April 9, 2013.

3
“the path we’ve taken”
Tim Johnson, “Governments Seek New Burma Strategy,”
Financial Times
, April 21, 2009.

4
Hillary visited both Suu Kyi
Jason Burke and Sara Olsen, “Clinton Encouraged by Burma Reforms as She Meets Aung San Suu Kyi,”
The Guardian
, December 1, 2011.

5
Suu Kyi traveled
Ashley Fantz, “Aung San Suu Kyi Begins U.S. Tour,” CNN, September 18, 2012.

6
“I could not be more grateful”
Peter Baker, “For Obama and Clinton, a Partnership’s Final Roadshow,”
New York Times
, November 19, 2012.

1
the president might have known
Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.), interview by David Gregory,
Meet the Press
, NBC, November 18, 2012.

2
the formation of a “special committee”
Seung Min Kim, “Wolf Calls for Special Benghazi Committee,”
Politico
, November 13, 2012.

3
spent 401 days on the road
Megan Garber, “Hillary Clinton Traveled
956,733 Miles During Her Time as Secretary of State,”
The Atlantic
, January 29, 2013.

4
an inn for visiting dignitaries
Blair House: The President’s Guest House,
www.blairhouse.org
.

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both sides of the Thanksgiving break
“Secretary Clinton: Travel to Australia, Singapore, Thailand, Burma and Cambodia,” November 11–20, 2012; and “Secretary Clinton: Travel to the Czech Republic, Belgium, Ireland and Northern Ireland,” December 3–7, 2012, U.S. State Department.

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pushed back a planned trip
Matthew Lee, “Illness Forces Clinton to Delay Trip to Morocco,” Associated Press, December 9, 2012.

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Friends of the Syrian People
Robert Ourlian, “Timeline: Hillary Clinton’s Health Woes,”
Wall Street Journal
, December 31, 2012.

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arming the Syrian rebels
Michael R. Gordon and Mark Landler, “Backstage Glances of Clinton as Dogged Diplomat, Win or Lose,”
New York Times
, February 2, 2013.

9
sustained the concussion
Matthew Lee, “Hillary Clinton Hospitalized with Blood Clot,” Associated Press, December 31, 2012.

10
a “head fake”
“Hillary Clinton’s Head Fake,” editorial,
New York Post
, December 18, 2012.

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a “diplomatic illness”
Nick Wing, “John Bolton: Hillary Clinton Came Up with ‘Diplomatic Illness’ to Avoid Benghazi Testimony,”
Huffington Post
, December 18, 2012.

12
“Benghazi flu”
Katie Glueck, “Allen West: Hillary Clinton Caught ‘Benghazi Flu,’ ”
Politico
, December 20, 2012.

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had accused Huma Abedin
Representatives Michele Bachmann et al. to Ambassador Harold W. Geisel, State Department deputy inspector general, June 13, 2012,
http://bit.ly/NildkP
.

14
State had released the ARB report
William Burns, “Briefing on the Accountability Review Board Report, December 19, 2012, U.S. State Department,
http://1.usa.gov/WpyFEl
.

15
“Systemic failures”
ARB, p. 29.

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put on leave in response to the ARB
Michael R. Gordon and Eric Schmitt, “4 Are Out at State Dept. After Scathing Report on Benghazi Attack,”
New York Times
, December 19, 2012.

17
“no involvement to any degree”
Josh Rogin, “Exclusive: Hillary’s Benghazi ‘Scapegoat’ Speaks Out,”
Daily Beast
, May 20, 2013.

18
“through the assistant secretary level”
“Under Rubio Questioning, State Dept. Admits Senior Leadership Failed to Resolve Benghazi Security Concerns,” Office of Senator Marco Rubio, December 20, 2012,
http://1.usa.gov/R7e4p0
.

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a blood clot in her head
Jay Solomon and Ron Winslow, “Hillary Clinton in Hospital After Blood Clot Found,”
Wall Street Journal
, December 30, 2012.

20
The QDDR had articulated
Leading Through Civilian Power: The First Quadrennial Diplomacy and Development Review
, U.S. Department of State, 2010.

21
“She was unhappy”
Greg Hicks, former deputy chief of mission in Libya, testimony, May 8, 2013, House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform,
http://1.usa.gov/103sFBL
.

22
“got away with murder”
Lindsey Graham, interview by Greta Van Susteren,
On the Record with Greta Van Susteren
, Fox News, January 28, 2013.

1
“non-stop flying around”
Hillary Clinton,
Living History
(New York: Simon & Schuster, 2003).

2
“in the pink”
Victoria Nuland, State Department spokeswoman, daily press briefing, January 7, 2013, U.S. Department of State.

3
“Washington is a contact sport”
Tom Nides, quoted by Ashley Southall, “A Gag Gift for Clinton as She Returns to State Dept.,”
New York Times
, January 7, 2013.

4
“few big problems were solved”
Michael O’Hanlon, quoted by Paul Richter, “Hillary Clinton’s Legacy at State: Splendid but Not Spectacular,”
Los Angeles Times
, January 28, 2013.

5
“Clinton looks awful”
Michael Kinsley, “Hillary Clinton’s Ego Trips,”
Bloomberg View
, January 8, 2013.

6
“one of the most important advisers”
Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, interview by Steve Croft,
60 Minutes
, CBS, January 27, 2013.

7
“I was literally inaugurated”
Ibid.

8
“I’m out of politics”
Ibid.

9
“I won’t lie”
Hillary Clinton, interview by Kim Ghattas of BBC, June 14, 2011, U.S. Department of State.

10
“I’m proud of the work”
Hillary Clinton, farewell remarks to State Department employees, February 1, 2013, U.S. Department of State.

11
63 percent of Americans approved
Andrew Dugan, “Hillary Clinton Is Still Popular, More So Than Obama, Biden,” Gallup, April 23, 2013.

1
donor list was packed
Parkhomenko for Delegate, campaign finance records, Virginia Public Access Project,
http://bit.ly/18bYNvM
.

2
“American politics may be headed back”
Jonathan Martin and Maggie Haberman, “2016: Hillary Clinton vs. Jeb Bush?”
Politico
, November 8, 2012.

3
“I hope she goes”
Nancy Pelosi, interview by Andrea Mitchell,
First Read
, NBC, December 18, 2012.

4
“gay rights are human rights”
Hillary Clinton, remarks in recognition of World Human Rights Day, December 6, 2011, U.S. Department of State.

5
“late-to-the-party caution”
Charles Babington, “Hillary Clinton Joins Other Dems in Backing Gay Marriage,” Associated Press, March 18, 2013.

6
“Don’t tell me the Democrats”
Katie Glueck, “McConnell: Dems 2016 Lineup ‘Rerun of the Golden Girls,’ ”
Politico
, March 15, 2013.

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Chelsea also recommended
Nicholas Confessore and Amy Chozick, “Unease at Clinton Foundation over Finances and Ambitions,”
New York Times
, August 13, 2013.

8
Chelsea grew concerned
Ibid.

9
Teneo expanded rapidly
“About Teneo,”
Teneo: Integrated Counsel for a Borderless World
,
http://bit.ly/19HzMpy
, accessed September 6, 2013.

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“exclusively with the CEOs”
Ibid.

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Bill had severed his financial ties
Maggie Haberman, “Bill Clinton Changes Relationship with Teneo,”
Politico
, February 19, 2012.

12
“You can do CGI or Teneo”
Josh Margolin, “There’ll Be Hill to Pay!”
New York Post
, March 1, 2012.

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nearly twice as long
Bill Clinton, statement on the death of Mother Teresa, September 5, 1997,
http://1.usa.gov/15jTl7z
.

14
“I couldn’t have accomplished”
Bill Clinton, statement, March 1, 2012, Clinton Foundation,
http://bit.ly/19HAdQC
.

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on June 4, 2012
Huma Abedin to Thomas M. Gibbons, State Department bureau of legislative affairs, and Richard C. Visek, State Department bureau of the legal adviser, July 5, 2013, to satisfy request from Senator Chuck Grassley,
http://1.usa.gov/17HVTLw
, accessed September 6, 2013.

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Abedin’s dual relationship
Maggie Haberman, Glenn Thrush, and John Bresnahan, “Huma Abedin Allowed to Represent Clients While at State,”
Politico
, May 16, 2013.

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provided “strategic advice”
Abedin to Gibbons and Visek.

18
“So far the State Department and Ms. Abedin”
Chuck Grassley, “State Department on ‘Special Government Employees,’ ” July 25, 2013, Office of Senator Chuck Grassley,
http://1.usa.gov/15jU7BG
.

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“work my heart out”
Robert Koenig and Jo Mannies, “Game Change? McCaskill Endorses a Hillary Clinton Run for President in 2016,”
St. Louis Beacon
, February 1, 2013.

2
by making six changes to the bio
Hunter Schwarz, “6 Changes Hillary Clinton Made to Her Twitter Bio,”
BuzzFeed
, June 10, 2013.

3
from 64 percent in April to 58 percent
Andrew Dugan, “Hillary Clinton Is Still Popular, More So Than Obama, Biden,” Gallup, April 23, 2013.

4
“Once Clinton left”
Paul Steinhauser and Ashley Killough, “What’s Behind the Drop in Hillary Clinton’s Numbers,”
Political Ticker
, CNN, June 10, 2013.

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thought they could better position
Olivia Nuzzi, “Anthony Weiner Intern Reveals Why She, Others Joined New York Mayoral Campaign,”
New York Daily News
, July 30, 2013.

6
“another stress test”
Maggie Haberman, “Concern Grows for Huma Abedin Within Clinton World,”
Politico
, July 30, 2013.

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Reines even gave an on-the-record interview
Amy Chozick and
Michael M. Grynbaum, “Coming to an Old Friend’s Aid, with an Eye on the Clinton Image,”
New York Times
, August 1, 2013.

8
The New Republic
published
Alec MacGillis, “Scandal Inc.: How Doug Band Drove a Wedge Through a Political Dynasty,”
New Republic
, September 22, 2013.

9
“I love you, darling”
Amy Chozick, “Biden and Clinton—Friends with Awkward Twist,”
New York Times
, September 14, 2013.

1
Hillary’s standing plummeted
Peter Nicholas, “Hillary Clinton’s Ratings Slip in New WSJ/NBC poll,”
Wall Street Journal
, October 31, 2013.

2
a long-overdue reality check
Frank Bruni, “Hillary in 2016? Not So Fast,”
New York Times
, November 4, 2013.

3
the reasons Warren could beat Hillary
Noam Scheiber, “Hillary’s Nightmare?”
The New Republic
, November 10, 2013.

4
Christie’s 22-point win
New Jersey gubernatorial election results,
New York Times
online, November 6, 2013.

5
to head the Republican Governors Association
Alexander Burns, “Bobby Jindal, Chris Christie to Lead RGA,”
Politico
, October 8, 2012.

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two-and-a-half percentage points
Virginia Board of Elections, election-night results, November 5, 2013.

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secretly signed a letter
Conor Skelding, “At an Emily’s List Event, No Doubt About Hillary 2016,”
Capital New York
, October 29, 2013.

8
Priorities USA was in talks
Ruby Cramer, “Obama Campaign Manager in Talks to Head Hillary Clinton Project,”
BuzzFeed
, November 13, 2013.