London, Dec 19 : Former President Bill Clinton has raised millions of dollars from governments and politicians in the Middle East and Asia, raising fresh concerns about the impartiality of his wife Hillary's role as Secretary of State.
Clinton received donations ranging between 1-5 million dollars from Samajwadi Party leader; a donation in the same range from a wind turbine supplier owned by Tulsi R. Tanti, one of the wealthiest Indian businessmen, The Confederation of Indian Industry also donated between 500,000 and 1 million dollars.
Washington, Dec 17 : Secretary of State-designate Hillary Clinton has told her supporters not to involve her in their efforts to stop Caroline Kennedy's path to the US Senate.
The move clears a major obstacle between Kennedy and the seat; Politico quoted a person familiar with replacement discussions, as saying.
New York, Dec 15 : Key supporters of Secretary of State-designate have continued their backlash against Caroline Kennedy replacing Hillary Clinton in the Senate.
In recent days, Robert Zimmerman, a Clinton adviser and member of the Democratic National Committee, and Stuart Applebaum, a former Clinton delegate and president of the Retail, Wholesale, and Department Store Union, have ripped Kennedy's qualifications.
Washington, Dec. 12 : A conservative watchdog group is considering litigation to prevent Hillary Clinton from becoming the next Secretary of State, saying Congress’ action Wednesday to clear a legal hurdle for her nomination runs counter to the Constitution.
Politico quoted Judicial Watch as saying that Clinton is ineligible to serve as Secretary of State because the Constitution prohibits members of Congress from being appointed to an office that saw a pay increase during their time in office.
New York, Dec. 12 : Hillary Rodham Clinton will earn 4,700 dollars less if confirmed as secretary of state than Condoleezza Rice, her predecessor, due to an obscure rule on compensation for public officials.
According to The Telegraph, the US Congress has lowered the salary for America''s most senior diplomatic post to keep Clinton''s nomination within the US Constitution.