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The State Department's Website Under Hillary

By Jeralyn, Section Blog Related
Posted on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:37:12 PM EST
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Check out the new State Department Website. It has Hillary's theme, Diplomacy in Action and a transcript of her confirmation hearing testimony.

There's a blog, DipNote. Look for other features to go live after she's confirmed. [More...]

The blog is asking this question and the blog takes comments: "What foreign policy objectives should the Obama Administration establish as its top priorities?"

There's also a section for available jobs.

The website updating, like that for the White House that I wrote about yesterday, is the work of a team led by Macon Phillips, the director of new media for the White House.

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    94 yeah, 2 nay (5.00 / 1) (#1)
    by jes on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:39:31 PM EST
    Hillary is SoS!

    Who's missing? (none / 0) (#2)
    by jbindc on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:44:13 PM EST
    Clinton's seat is empty, and I assume Kennedy is not there -that would be (I assume) 96-2.  Who else didn't vote?

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    Clinton (none / 0) (#3)
    by Big Tent Democrat on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:45:53 PM EST
    and 1 other did not vote (MN is vacant)

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    Al Franken hasn't been sworn in yet (none / 0) (#4)
    by andgarden on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:45:57 PM EST


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    not sure - don't even know who voted nay (none / 0) (#5)
    by jes on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:47:10 PM EST
    at the moment; I just caught the tail end after getting off the phone. But, Franken would be another...

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    I would guess at Byrd (none / 0) (#7)
    by scribe on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:48:56 PM EST
    but that's just a function of his age.

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    Byrd being the last "missing" (none / 0) (#8)
    by scribe on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:49:29 PM EST
    vote, not a "nay".

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    Byrd is there (none / 0) (#11)
    by Steve M on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:51:47 PM EST
    He looks rather somnolent, but you can see him sitting right behind Reid whenever he has the podium.

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    Byrd was present and voted aye (none / 0) (#13)
    by andgarden on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:52:12 PM EST
    Kennedy did not vote IIRC.

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    Update: Vitter & DeMint (none / 0) (#9)
    by jes on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:49:35 PM EST
    were the nay votes.

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    Ah yes (5.00 / 1) (#10)
    by jbindc on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:50:40 PM EST
    How soon I forget the open seats!

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    Vitter? (5.00 / 1) (#35)
    by No Blood for Hubris on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 09:47:33 PM EST
    So interesting that he gets to vote, and not fade away in shame.

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    Kennedy (none / 0) (#28)
    by NYShooter on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 07:09:15 PM EST
    drops senate bid

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    A minor point - they should call it (5.00 / 1) (#6)
    by scribe on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:48:18 PM EST
    DiploNote, not DipNote.

    When I was a kid, a "dip" someone who was a jerky, dorky nerd who tripped over their own shoelaces.

    Just saying.

    Me too (5.00 / 1) (#17)
    by ruffian on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 04:01:04 PM EST
    I don't like that at all. it was short for dips*** in my neighborhood.

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    But "dipnotes" are actual things... (5.00 / 1) (#29)
    by Addison on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 07:09:56 PM EST
    ...that embassies send each other where as "diplonotes" are nothing.

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    The blog is interesting (5.00 / 1) (#12)
    by MileHi Hawkeye on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 03:52:01 PM EST
    Nice that people all over the World are submitting their thoughts and ideas.  Hopefully they will be read and considered.  

    This post cracked me up...

    Maria in Russia writes:

    I miss on Condoleeza Rice.

    Posted on Wed Jan 21, 2009

    Very well done travel section as well.  

    Congrats to Hillary--may she be a rousing success in her new position.  

    Obama re-takes oath of office (5.00 / 2) (#26)
    by wurman on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 07:03:59 PM EST
    Bill Burton told NBC that the prez was sworn in again.  Greg Craig re-affirms that.  [Hilarity ensues.]

    Take that right in the labonzas you rightwingnutz & assorted examiners of birth certificates, oaths administered by "an expert" constitutional TEXT scholar, & pigeon entrails (or sacrificial lamb intestines).

    But does he have to re-execute (none / 0) (#30)
    by MKS on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 07:17:01 PM EST
    the Executive Orders?  Oh my! what a fascinating subject.  This really should entail a lot of blogging.....

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    He probably should (none / 0) (#31)
    by magster on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 07:22:24 PM EST
    just to be safe.

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    Lol. (none / 0) (#32)
    by MileHi Hawkeye on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 07:23:07 PM EST
    Quick, somebody check the kerning on the oath of office!

    He's still a secret muslim--or so I hear.  And coming to get our guns...

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    What direction was he facing? (5.00 / 1) (#34)
    by ThatOneVoter on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 07:32:35 PM EST


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    Does this mean all of the post-oath (none / 0) (#39)
    by wurman on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 11:36:29 PM EST
    stuff is inoperative?  Were the inaugural balls bogus?  Does Gitmo get to stay open?

    But wait, half an oath is better than none.

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    Well of course (none / 0) (#33)
    by indy in sc on Wed Jan 21, 2009 at 07:27:02 PM EST
    he only re-took the oath out of sight of everyone so that he could do it on the Qur'an like he really wanted all along.

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    And Roberts being a Buddhist . . . (