Nov 19th, 2008 · The talk of Washington is that Sen. Hillary Clinton is on president-elect Barack Obama's short list for Secretary of State. The XX Factor bloggers discuss past female secretaries of state and how well Clinton would do in the role.
Nov 18th, 2008 · Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson shared a stage in Washington Monday night with two of his predecessors. The former secretaries — Robert Rubin and Larry Summers — both served under President Bill Clinton. They were all speaking at a business conference hosted by The Wall Street Journal.
Jul 8th, 2008 · A bipartisan study group led by two former secretaries of state — James Baker and Warren Christopher — is proposing new war powers legislation. It would require the president to consult lawmakers before initiating combat lasting longer than a week, except in emergencies.
Feb 23rd, 2008 · The famed chain of secretarial schools founded a century ago by Katherine Gibbs appears to be headed out of business. A for-profit corporation that bought the nine Gibbs schools in the 1990s is preparing to shut seven campuses.
Dec 12th, 2007 · With Christmas and an election year near, Congress and business groups are in a pitched lobbying battle over the issue of product safety and U.S. trade with China. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson and other U.S. cabinet secretaries are in Beijing for high-level economic talks with China.
Sep 28th, 2007 · David Miliband, Britain's foreign minister, is a rising star in British politics. At 42, he is the youngest foreign minister in three decades. He was one of Prime Minister Tony Blair's cabinet secretaries. Miliband says Britain is committed to its "special relationship" with the U.S.
Sep 18th, 2007 · Artist Daniel Mark Duffy is hard at work on five portraits of Department of Housing and Urban Development secretaries. He has eight weeks to complete all five. It usually takes him two months to complete an individual portrait.
Jan 11th, 2007 · President Bush's secretaries of State and Defense spent their days defending his new plan in Iraq, first at a White House news conference and then on Capitol Hill. Secretaries Rice and Gates found only minimal support for a greater troop commitment in Congress.