Hillary Clinton becomes Obama’s best asset on world stage

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Two years after a contested and hot-spirited primary campaign, Barack Obama’s strongest rival has morphed into a great ally as the president and the secretary of state find their footing on the international stage. It took some time for Hillary Clinton to find her voice in the Obama administration, but is now a strong member of the team.

Michael Hirsh, senior editor for Newsweek’s Washington bureau has the ins and outs on their good cop/bad cop relationship.

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