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From Keith Porter, for About.com

Clinton Confirmation Hearings

Tuesday January 13, 2009
Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
Senator Hillary Clinton (D-NY)
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Today, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee opens confirmation hearings for Senator Hillary Clinton, President-elect Barack Obama's nominee for secretary of state. The hearings are not expected to generate many fireworks or even tough questions. But there is plenty of advice out there about what the confirmation questions should be.

The New York Times has a list of 25 questions generated by 10 different experts. Foreign Policy magazine suggests 47 questions posed by eight experts.

So, what would you ask Senator Clinton?

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