Photos of the Day

I couldn't decide which one of these I liked better, so you get both of them!

image of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton with former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, both of them smiling
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, left, and former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright respond to applause as Clinton is introduced to a gathering of the Women in Public Service Institute at Wellesley College in Wellesley, Mass., Monday, June 11, 2012. Both women are graduates of Wellesely. [AP Photo]
Madeleine Albright was the first female Secretary of State, nominated by current Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's husband, President Bill Clinton.

image of Hillary Clinton smiling, surrounded by lots of young women of many ethnicities
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton poses with a gathering of delegates at the Women in Public Service Institute meeting at her Alma mater, Wellesley College in Wellesley, Mass., Monday, June 11, 2012. [AP Photo]
CNN has coverage of the event, reporting some of the advice and personal experience Clinton shared with the delegates. The whole thing is worth a read, but I really loved this: "Be open to opportunities, because when I was here all those years ago I never could have predicted the course of my life, never."

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