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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and staff are on the way to Copenhagen today. When she gets there she'll have a packed schedule.

Read the secretary's op-ed in Tuesday's International Herald Tribune to glean the climate-change message she'll be delivering in all these meetings.

"There should be no doubt about our commitment," Clinton wrote. "We have come to Copenhagen ready to take the steps necessary to achieve a comprehensive and operational new agreement that will provide a foundation for long-term, sustainable economic growth."

 

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11:49 PM ET

December 16, 2009

Gala

What's the difference between a gala dinner and a regular group dinner?

I'm not trying to be snotty. I just see the adjective "gala" used in this kind of context and wonder if it refers to the food or wine available, the entertainment provided, the dress required or some other characteristic of the event.

 

John Hudson reports on national security and foreign policy from the Pentagon to Foggy Bottom, the White House to Embassy Row, for The Cable.

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