Hillary Rodham Clinton

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President Obama, followed by Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, walks to meet with State Department personnel in the courtyard of the State Department in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 12, 2012, after speaking at the White House concerning the recent deaths of Americans in Libya. (Associated Press)

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton listens as President Obama speaks Sept. 12, 2012, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on the death of Christopher Stevens, U.S. ambassador to Libya. (Associated Press)

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U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton reacts as she meets fellow leaders for the group photo on the final day of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in Vladivostok, Russia, on Sunday, Sept. 9, 2012. (AP Photo/Mikhail Metzel)

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton met with Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao and other leaders, but a session with leader-in-waiting Xi Jinping was canceled Wednesday without explanation by her hosts. (Associated Press)

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Yang Jiechi at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Tuesday, is in Beijing to press Chinese authorities to agree to a peaceful resolution of disputes with their smaller Asian neighbors over competing territorial claims in the South China Sea. (Associated Press)

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton answers reporters’ questions as Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa listens during a news conference after their meeting in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday. (Associated Press)

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives at the Halim Perdanakusuma Airport in Jakarta, Indonesia, on Monday, Sept. 3, 2012, for a two-day visit. (AP Photo/Tatan Syuflana)

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Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks in Johannesburg on Monday, Aug. 6, 2012. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, Pool)

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This photo combo shows (from left) entertainer Justin Bieber, an iPhone, and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton. This year's Beloit College Mindset List, a nonscientific compilation, is meant to remind teachers that college freshmen, born mostly in 1994, see the world in a much different way. (Associated Press)