Quote of the Day

Posted by Melissa McEwan at Monday, May 07, 2012
"I would like to come back to India and just wander around without the streets being closed. I just want to get back to taking some deep breaths, feeling that there are other ways I can continue to serve."—Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in Kolkata, India today, saying once more that her future aspirations do not include another run for the presidency.

She added that she hopes and expects to see a woman elected in her lifetime, though.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with India's West Bengal state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee
US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton (L) is welcomed by India's West Bengal state Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee at the Writers' Building, which houses the state secretariat, in Kolkata on May 7, 2012. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said May 7 she hoped the United States would elect a woman as president during her lifetime, but again rejected calls for her to make a new White House run. Clinton said that women still suffered from a 'glass ceiling' in politics, complaining that media write of the 'pastel hues' in women leaders' wardrobes even when they are talking about defence policy. [Getty Images]
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