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| Presidents past and present shadow Hillary's tour
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| UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
, 14-August-2009
2:22:7 AM |
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They followed her every step of the way. From Kenya to Cape Verde, the personalities and policies of the last three American presidents - Bill Clinton, George W. Bush and Barack Obama - dogged Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton through an 11-day tour of Africa.
At times during the gruelling, seven-nation journey Clinton abandoned her legendary steeliness.
She simmered in anger in Congo's capital at being asked about her husband's thoughts on an international financial matter – then brimmed over with empathy for Congolese victims of rape and malnutrition. She drew howls from Republicans back home for comparing a contested Nigerian campaign to Bush's tight election victory in 2000. And she won over Liberian lawmakers by recounting how Obama lured her into his administration after her bruising loss to him in 2008.
The Africa tour was intended to showcase some of Clinton's pet projects - women's rights and empowerment, food security and development - as well as cement her return to center stage in the Obama administration's foreign policy apparatus after a sidelining elbow injury and nagging questions about whether her diplomatic role had been eclipsed
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