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Ready to tackle the job: Clinton returns to State

Updated 1:18 PM ET, Mon January 7, 2013

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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton opens a gift from senior managers at the State Department upon returning to work on Monday. She returned to work after being hospitalized for the flu, a concussion, and blood clot.
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Secretary of State Hillary Clinton opens a gift from senior managers at the State Department upon returning to work on Monday. She returned to work after being hospitalized for the flu, a concussion, and blood clot.
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State Department leaders gifted Clinton "a football helmet with a State Department seal, lots of good padding," spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.
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State Department leaders gifted Clinton "a football helmet with a State Department seal, lots of good padding," spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.
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The number 112 on the jersey she was given "symbolizes the number of countries [Clinton] visited as Secretary of State," Nuland said. "She thought it was cool. But then being Hillary Clinton she wanted to get right to business."
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The number 112 on the jersey she was given "symbolizes the number of countries [Clinton] visited as Secretary of State," Nuland said. "She thought it was cool. But then being Hillary Clinton she wanted to get right to business."
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