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Business News/ Photos / Hillary Clinton’s second coming marred by controversy

Hillary Clinton’s second coming marred by controversy

8 Photos . Updated: 01 May 2015, 11:46 AM IST Livemint

Barely weeks after Hillary Clinton announced her second bid at becoming America's president, a controversy has erupted over the Clinton Foundation receiving funds from India, that influenced her course on the Indian nuclear deal. A look at her political journey-

A forthcoming book ‘Clinton Cash’ has raised questions whether Amar Singh of the Samajwadi Party pushed for approval of the Indo-US nuclear deal because of the donations made by him and some organisations to the Clinton Foundation in 2008. Reuters

1/8A forthcoming book ‘Clinton Cash’ has raised questions whether Amar Singh of the Samajwadi Party pushed for approval of the Indo-US nuclear deal because of the donations made by him and some organisations to the Clinton Foundation in 2008. Reuters

A political science major and a law degree from Yale Law school shaped her path towards politics from the beginning. WikimediaCommons

2/8A political science major and a law degree from Yale Law school shaped her path towards politics from the beginning. WikimediaCommons

At Yale she started dating Bill Clinton and moved to Arkansas with him, from where he was running for a seat in the US House of Representatives, rather than staying in Washington where career prospects were brighter. In pic- at one of Clinton’s presidential rally in 1992. AFP

3/8At Yale she started dating Bill Clinton and moved to Arkansas with him, from where he was running for a seat in the US House of Representatives, rather than staying in Washington where career prospects were brighter. In pic- at one of Clinton’s presidential rally in 1992. AFP

As the US first lady in January 1993 with her husband and then US president Bill Clinton. Reuters

4/8As the US first lady in January 1993 with her husband and then US president Bill Clinton. Reuters

On a visit to India as the US first lady to attend the funeral of Mother Teresa at Shishu Bhavan orphanage run by Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity, Calcutta on 13 September 1997. Reuters

5/8On a visit to India as the US first lady to attend the funeral of Mother Teresa at Shishu Bhavan orphanage run by Mother Teresa’s Missionaries of Charity, Calcutta on 13 September 1997. Reuters

She was sworn in as US senator from New York in January 2001. She served two consecutive terms as the senator, from 2001-2006, and 2006 till January 2009. AFP

6/8She was sworn in as US senator from New York in January 2001. She served two consecutive terms as the senator, from 2001-2006, and 2006 till January 2009. AFP

Clinton entered the presidential race in 2008, but lost the nomination to Democratic competitor Barack Obama. After that she served as the US secretary of state under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013. Reuters

7/8Clinton entered the presidential race in 2008, but lost the nomination to Democratic competitor Barack Obama. After that she served as the US secretary of state under President Barack Obama from 2009 to 2013. Reuters

Clinton launched her 2016 presidential campaign on Sunday. Unlike her previous attempt, criticized by some for conveying a sense of arrogance and entitlement, the current campaign smartly deploys videos and social media, casting her as a warmer, more empathetic figure. AFP

8/8Clinton launched her 2016 presidential campaign on Sunday. Unlike her previous attempt, criticized by some for conveying a sense of arrogance and entitlement, the current campaign smartly deploys videos and social media, casting her as a warmer, more empathetic figure. AFP

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