Sec. Of State Clinton Boosts State Department's Focus On Women's Rights

Throughout her recent 11-day trip to Africa, Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sent strong signals that she plans to make women's rights a higher priority in U.S. diplomacy than in the past, the Washington Post reports. During the trip -- which included stops in Kenya, South Africa and eastern Congo -- Clinton said she will make women's rights more central in U.S.