Clinton moves to strengthen State Dept, diplomacy


	Clinton moves to strengthen State Dept, diplomacy

masbury

12-23-2008 11:37 AM

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state, clinton

masbury says:

Foreign policy has been dominated by the Pentagon and the VP under Bush, while State was under-staffed and under-funded.

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