Clinton in Egypt 'to 'listen' say aides

Departing Secretary of State Hillary Clinton acknowledged “lingering effects” from a concussion and cerebral blood clot even as she said they are “decreasing” and “will disappear.” Ms. Clinton, a potential presidential candidate in 2016, shared the national television spotlight Sunday night with President Barack Obama, an erstwhile political rival for the office who used a joint interview on CBS’s 60 Minutes program to praise Ms. Clinton’s influence in shaping his administration’s policies and thank her as a “strong friend.”

WASHINGTON — U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton has been speaking with staff and reviewing paperwork from the New York hospital where she is recovering from a blood clot in her head, the State Department said Wednesday. Doctors continue to monitor Clinton’s progress and her response to blood thinners intended to dissolve the clot. Aides said there was no update Wednesday on her condition, but emphasized that the secretary remained engaged with staff in Washington who are handling U.S. foreign policy in her absence.

Doctors treating Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton for a blood clot say the clot formed in her head but they stress that they are confident she will make a full recovery. In an update Monday on Clinton’s condition, her doctors say the blood clot did not result in a stroke, or neurological damage. The clot is located in the vein in the space between the brain and the skull behind the right ear.

A Gallup Poll in Egypt shows 82% of Egyptians Do Not Want US Aid.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton called Saturday for international support for an orderly transition to democracy in Egypt as she warned of forces that might try to derail it.Visiting Munich, Germany, Clinton also advocated support for open and accountable governments across the Middle East -- shaken by mass protests in Tunisia, Egypt, Jordan and Yemen -- despite the short-term risks of chaos and instability.And the chief US diplomat praised the restraint of Egyptian security forces in largely peaceful mass protests on Friday.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton warned on Saturday that the Middle East faced a bumpy road on the transition to democracy, amid fears of what kind of regime could emerge in Egypt."There are risks with the transition to democracy," Clinton said at the Munich Security Conference in Germany ahead a Middle East Quartet meeting set to be dominated by the turmoil in the Arab world's most populous country."(The) transition can backslide into just another authoritarian regime," she said.

President Barack Obama will meet with his war cabinet Monday for "possibly" the last time before deciding whether to dispatch tens of thousands more US troops to Afghanistan, an official said.The meeting comes as Obama weighs a request from his top commander in Afghanistan for up to 40,000 more US troops to support the war effort there.Among the top administration officials expected to attend the meeting at 8:00 pm local time (0100 GMT) are Vice President Joe Biden, Secretary of Defense Robert Gates and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.