Obama Sends Clinton to Middle East

President Obama sent Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton to the Middle East to try to defuse the conflict in Gaza, the New York Times reports.

“Mrs. Clinton, who accompanied Mr. Obama on his three-country Asia trip, left on her own plane immediately for the region, where she will stop first in Jerusalem to meet with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu of Israel, then head to the West Bank to meet with Palestinian leaders and finally to Cairo to consult with Egyptian officials.”