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Clinton calls for friends of Syria to unite (AP)

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodam Clinton speaks at press conference  at the Council of Ministers building  in Sofia, Bulgaria, Sunday Feb. 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Jim Watson,  Pool)AP – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton called Sunday for “friends of democratic Syria” to unite and rally against President Bashar Assad’s regime, previewing the possible formation of a formal group of likeminded nations to coordinate assistance to the Syrian opposition.


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Clinton: US, Europe must do more against tyrants (AP)

US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives at the Security Conference on Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012 in Munich, Germany. Politicians and military representatives will join for the 48. Munich Security conference from Friday, Feb. 3 until Sunday, Feb. 5, 2012.(AP Photo/Frank Augstein)AP – The Obama administration on Saturday called for stepped up U.S.-European cooperation to isolate tyrannies like the Assad regime in Syria, promote democracy in the Arab World and beyond and repair damage from the global financial crisis.


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Clinton: Gay rights equal to women’s rights (AP)

AP – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is telling other diplomats that cultural practices or religious tradition are no excuse for discriminating, or worse, against gay people.

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Clinton, Suu Kyi vow to promote Myanmar reforms (AP)

Myanmar's pro-democracy opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton embrace while speaking to the press after meetings at Suu Kyi's residence in Yangon, Myanmar Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)AP – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi, two of the world’s most recognizable women leaders, pledged on Friday to work together to bring democracy to Suu Kyi’s long isolated and repressive nation.


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Clinton meets Suu Kyi, lays down reform markers (AP)

Myanmar's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi, right, and U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton talk during their meeting at Suu Kyi's residence in Yangon, Myanmar Friday, Dec. 2, 2011. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)AP – Two of the world’s most recognized women leaders pledged to work together to bring democracy to Myanmar.


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Clinton challenges Myanmar to expand reforms (AP)

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, is greeted by Myanmar's President Thein Sein at the president's office in Naypyidaw, Myanmar Thursday, Dec, 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Vincent Thian)AP – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday challenged the leaders of Myanmar to continue and expand upon recent reforms, calling for the release of all political prisoners, an end to violent campaigns against ethnic minorities and a breaking of military ties with North Korea.


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Clinton challenges Myanmar to expand its reforms (AP)

Myanmar's President Thein Sein, left, meets with U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton during a meeting at the President's Office in Naypyidaw, Myanmar Thursday, Dec. 1, 2011. (AP Photo/Saul Loeb, Pool)AP – U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Thursday challenged the leaders of Myanmar to continue and expand reforms. She offered the isolated country a small package of rewards for steps it has already taken but made clear that more must be done, including breaking military ties with North Korea.


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