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Warren Christopher, Former Secretary of State, Democratic Wise Man, Dead at 85
By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailyFormer Secretary of State Warren M. Christopher, who served as secretary of state in the Clinton administration during the bloody ethnic conflicts in the Balkans, died Friday from complications of kidney and bladder cancer. He was 85. After four years as the nation's top diplomat, Christopher stepped down to serve as a senior adviser to Al Gore's 2000 White House campaign, leading the vice president's legal team during the disputed post-election recount in Florida. President Obama, in a statement Saturday, called Christopher a "skilled diplomat, a steadfast public servant and a faithful ...
Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher Dies at 85
By not in system - AOL NewsWhen he took over as secretary of state in the Clinton administration at age 68, Warren M. Christopher said he didn't expect to travel much. He went on to set a four-year mark for miles traveled by America's top diplomat. The attorney turned envoy tirelessly traveled to Bosnia and the Middle East on peace missions during his 1993-1996 tenure -- including some two dozen to Syria alone in a futile effort to promote a settlement with Israel. Evan Vucci, AP Former Secretary of State Warren Christopher After his work finished carrying out the Clinton administration agenda abroad, the ...
Former Secretaries Propose New War Powers Law
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyTwo former Secretaries of State, James Baker III, a Republican, and Warren Christopher, a Democrat, chaired a commission looking into the War Powers Resolution of 1973. The resolution was passed by Congress toward the end of the Vietnam War and was intended to revamp the way that the nation was led into armed conflict. The resolution states that the president may only take the armed forced into conflict with the express approval of Congress through an authorization or a declaration of war. President Nixon vetoed the resolution when it passed, calling it unconstitutional, a position supported ...
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