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December 18, 2012

Clinton Is the Teflon Secretary

Aaron David Miller, Foreign Policy

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Washington can be a cruel and unforgiving place. Want a friend? Harry Truman once said. Get a dog. Or maybe he didn't say it. But it's a good point: In this town, nobody gets a free pass from the press, the pundits, and the pols.

Nobody, that is, until Hillary Clinton.

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TAGGED: Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, United States

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