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    Secretary of State Clinton Fights to Get Back in the Limelight

    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton 's brought star power to US diplomacy, but she's been overshadowed by the man in the White House, so much so that Tina Brown said, "It's time for Barack Obama to let [her] take off her burqa ." Yesterday, Clinton delivered a much anticipated speech that was much admired but failed to make news.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's brought star power to US diplomacy, but she's been overshadowed by the man in the White House, so much so that Tina Brown said, "It's time for Barack Obama to let [her] take off her burqa." Yesterday, Clinton delivered a much anticipated speech that was much admired but failed to make news. David Rothkopf, visiting scholar at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, isn't surprised at the lack of news coverage.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Andrea Brody

      Senior Producer, KCRW's Life Examined and To the Point podcast

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      Rebecca Mooney

      Producer, The Treatment

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      Katie Cooper

      Producer, 'One year Later'

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      David Rothkopf

      FP Group

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