Question lost in translation: Hillary snaps at student

Blame it on possible incorrect translation. US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton stunned her audience with a rare speck of public anger when she was provoked by a student by asking for her husband’s views.

“I will you tell you my opinion, I’m not going to channel my husband,” a visibly angry Secretary of State Hillary Clinton bluntly told the meeting on Monday in Kinshasa, capital of the Democratic Republic of Congo.

It happened as Clinton spoke to students at a Congolese university when a male student asked a question in French about Chinese financial contracts with Congo.

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Expect those behind 26/11 to meet day of reckoning: Hillary

Ahead of political engagements with the Indian leadership tomorrow, US Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton today set the tone for the meetings when she described the grouping of al-Qaeda, Taliban and other terror outfits as a “syndicate of terrorism” and expressed hope that the perpetrators of the Mumbai terror attacks would meet their “day of reckoning”.

Terrorism and Pakistan, her comments reflected, will form a key part of her discussions with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and External Affairs Minister S M Krishna tomorrow, among other issues.

Stressing that terrorism is a “threat to all”, including those who have provided havens to such elements, and every country should stand up to defeat the menace, Clinton, speaking at the ITC Green building in Gurgaon, said: “We are certainly watching and expecting that there will be justice and those who launched the horrific attacks in Mumbai will meet their day of reckoning.”

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McCain is smiling as Hillary up but not in, Obama down, not out

Reviving her White House hopes, Hillary Clinton stormed back with primary wins in Ohio, Texas and Rhode Island and chipped away at Barack Obama's delegate lead in the race for the Democratic presidential nomination. In the other camp, John McCain clinched the Republican nomination with wins in all four states.

Emboldened by the wins which ended a string of defeats Obama had 11 straight victories - Clinton told supporters in Ohio that "we are going on, we are going strong and we are going all the way."

Tuesday's results have made the fight muddier for the two Democratic contenders, much to the advantage of McCain. Obama said in San Antonio that he was still leading in terms of the number of delegates who will finally choose the Democratic presidential nominee during the August convention. Under the complicated Texas electoral system, super delegates (elected party officials) are now set to swing the balance of power for the two Democratic contenders.

Midway through the counting when Clinton looked set to vindicate her reputation as a "comeback kid", Obama, who won the Vermont primary, congratulated McCain for winning all four states and cementing the Republican nomination. He then walked up to a somewhat sombre crowd outside the municipal auditorium.

As he emerged from the building, wife Michelle's favourite Stevie Wonder number began blaring: "Like a fool I went and stayed too long, now I am wondering if your love is still strong, ooh baby, here I am signed, sealed, delivered."


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