Obama less popular than Hillary Clinton: Poll

October 13th, 2009 WASHINGTON - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said she would rather retire than run for the White House. Speaking in an interview to NBC, Clinton, when asked to answer Yes or No on whether she would ever run for president, replied no She said that her current position as Secretary of State gave her all the opportunity she needed to be a "very positive force to implement the kind of changes that the president and I believe are in the best interests of our country." "But that doesn't mean that it all has to be me-me-me all the time.

October 5th, 2009 Cabinet secretaries say reevaluation makes senseWASHINGTON — Defense Secretary Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton say the U.S. goals in Afghanistan haven't changed, despite the debate over what to do next.

September 30th, 2009 Bill Clinton: No thoughts of public office returnWASHINGTON — Bill Clinton says he has no thoughts about returning to public office. As for Hillary Rodham Clinton making another run for the White House, the former president says that's up to her.

September 30th, 2009 Bill Clinton speaks of vast, right-wing conspiracyWASHINGTON — Bill Clinton says a vast, right-wing conspiracy that once targeted him is now focusing on President Barack Obama. The ex-president made the comment in a television interview when he was asked about one of the signature moments of the Monica Lewinsky affair over a decade ago.

September 10th, 2009 NEW YORK - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton is said to be frustrated over her lack of authority in her position. Despite her being the secretary of state, the Obama administration also has Richard Holbrooke as the "special representative" for Afghanistan and Pakistan, George Mitchell as "special envoy" to the Middle East.

August 13th, 2009 NEW YORK - A new Rasmussen Reports poll has said that over one in four Americans (26 percent) now have a better opinion of former President Bill Clinton than when he left office after he retrieved two imprisoned American journalists from North Korea. According to Fox News, Bill Clinton also enjoyed higher favorability ratings than his wife, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

August 11th, 2009 KINSHASHA - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton lost her cool on Monday when a student asked her what Bill Clinton thought about the growing influence of China on the continent.

July 26th, 2009 Clinton says she has no interest in White HouseWASHINGTON — There is apparently no such thing as a simple yes or no when it comes to Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and questions about another run for the White House. Clinton, 61, seemed to go further Sunday than she had previously in shutting the door to another presidential campaign, following her defeat for the Democratic nomination last year by President Barack Obama.

July 20th, 2009 NEW DELHI - Visiting US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton will meet Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh here this afternoon.

June 8th, 2009 WASHINGTON - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has said that it is an honour to serve with President Barack Obama, especially when it comes to handling a crisis. Referring to her famous campaign ad questioning Obama's ability to handle foreign challenges during the run up to the presidential campaign, George Stephanopoulos on "This Week," asked Clinton about the scenario: "It's 3 a.m.

June 7th, 2009 Clinton: Obama can handle that 3 o'clock callWASHINGTON — Hillary Rodham Clinton says that if the phone rings at 3 a.m. at the White House, she's certain that President Barack Obama will know what to do.

April 11th, 2009 WASHINGTON - It was reportedly Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's idea to hold her afternoon meeting with President Barack Obama outside. Fierce campaign rivals just a year ago, Obama and Clinton were the picture of political bliss earlier this week when they ditched the Oval Office for a little quality time in the White House garden, reports the New York Daily News.

January 22nd, 2009 WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama has described his new chief diplomat Hillary Clinton Hillary as 'an early gift' to the State Department. 'It is my privilege to come here and to pay tribute to all of you, the talented men and women of the State Department,' he told the employees during a visit Thursday to underscore 'my commitment to the importance of diplomacy in renewing American leadership.' 'I've given you an early gift: Hillary Clinton,' he said amid laughter and applause.

January 21st, 2009 WASHINGTON - The US Senate voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to confirm Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, clearing the way for her to take the oath of office and become the nation's top diplomat. Hours after Barack Obama's inauguration, the Senate swiftly approved six members of the new president's cabinet, but the confirmation of Hillary Clinton as secretary of state was delayed after Republican John Cornyn objected to the unanimous vote.

December 26th, 2008 WASHINGTON - President-elect Barack Obama has topped Gallup's poll of the most admired man to become the first person in over a half century to do so before taking America's highest office. Thirty-two percent of Americans surveyed in the new USA Today/Gallup poll said Obama was the man they most admired - a better showing than either former presidents George H.W.