SECRETARY MADELEINE ALBRIGHT whispering in the ear of First Lady Hillary Clinton at a state dinner for British Prime Minister Tony Blair, February 5, 1998. “Since she’d be sitting next to the guest of honor, before most White House dinners, I would just quickly tell her about the most recent developments between our two countries. With Blair, for instance, we had a lot of issues to do with the Balkans.” —Madeleine Albright

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