Back on the job, Clinton presented with football helmet after concussion

One month after she took ill, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton returned to her busy schedule, and will prepare to testify on the Benghazi terror attack that killed four Americans. NBC's Andrea Mitchell reports.

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton received a standing ovation on her first day back at work since she suffered a concussion and was diagnosed with a blood clot in December.

Her staff presented her with two gifts: A football helmet emblazoned with the State Department logo, paired with a football jersey with the number 112 across the back, for the number of countries the secretary has visited during her four-year tenure.

Her deputy noted that Washington is a contact sport.

A photo released by the State Department showed Clinton hoisting the helmet into the air after pulling it out of a box.

State Department

Secretary Clinton holds up a football jersey on her first day back on the job. The jersey, given to her by her staff, has the No. 112 on the back symbolizing the number of countries she's visited as Secretary of State.

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She is getting that helmet so her head doesn't hurt if she ever decides to testify--honestly--about Benghazi and senators beat the boob on the head for answers. She says she will testify...wait, is that a relapse I hear coming on. What a damned phony. Her next job with Obama should be secretary of picking up @!$%# after his news conferences.

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Reply#105 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 6:33 PM EST

I wonder how much that helmet cost the taxpayers??????

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Reply#106 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 6:36 PM EST

If it was done via the Government, the answer is MILLIONS!

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#106.1 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 6:38 PM EST

It was the added surround sound that ran the cost up......and the tin foil lining.

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#106.2 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 7:05 PM EST
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@robert in oregon;i liked that.ike also said alot about what was coming down too.put it simple.must be like understanding the wheel,after round was first discovered,just how long until it was widely accepted it would roll one way,an flop the other.usa is still a 'underconstruction' land.not sure if model a,b,c,ect at presnt but still usa.q is,how long does the ups/downs wan on those who always want a better model.its up to all of us,period.

    Reply#107 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 6:45 PM EST

    I WONDER WHAT this Cost the US Taxpayer!

    Dont WE pay her already to get back to work?

    PS -- More Government Worker Perks!

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    Reply#108 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 6:46 PM EST

    Thank you Secretary Clinton for a job well done. I didn't vote for you in 2012 but if you run in 2016 I probably will. Your job was tough, made tougher by the preceding Administration, and I'll bet former Secretaries of State Colin Powell and Condi Rice are envious of the freedom you were given and how well treated you were as you served quite a different President than they did. You have paved a straight and flat road for your successor. Thanks, again, good luck and may God bless you.

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    Reply#109 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 6:47 PM EST

    Bo-Dumbo calls Hill-Billary on one of his free cell phones.

    Hill-Billary: Hello

    Bo-Dumbo: Hill-Billary this is the President, who are you?

    Hill-Billary: I fine, and I know it's you Mr. President

    Bo-Dumbo: Damn she still has her memory!

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    Reply#110 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 6:48 PM EST

    For these last posts I would like to ask,Do you really hate someone that you don't know as much as these mindless posts show ? These are sick!

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    Reply#111 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 6:54 PM EST

    I'm sorry so many of you are so blind...so uneducated...so foolish that you will argue things you don't have facts on just to prove your point or support your party. Liberals and Conservatives need to come together for the betterment of all Americans. Quit blaming the old, hold the new accountable. Quit using the race card...people just want the President to be held accountable for his actions.
    He said he and his administration would be transparent...they have not. Don't make excuses for this!

    He said he would create jobs.....he hasn't other than more government jobs.

    He said he would reduce the deficit....he hasn't, just the opposite.

    He said he would hold the people accountable that created the mortgage disaster....Hasn't happened.

    He said he would help the people affected by Hurricane Sandy....Hasn't happened.

    He said there wasn't time to react to the Benghazi situation.....not true! The investigation is far from over. New reports show they asked for help the night before!

    The list goes on. I am not in support of any party...they have all messed things up in a big way. We need to get all our representatives to "represent" our voices and not their own. Americans need to quit whimpering and get this great country back on it's feet. Our current leaders are not doing their jobs. Write to them and tell them what you want! Tell them you want your country back!

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    Reply#112 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 6:56 PM EST

    Great Woman, Great Stateswoman, Great Leader, and a Great Family. Wishing them all the best!!

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    Reply#113 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 7:14 PM EST

    Yep great family. Wonder if she is getting BJ's in her office too?

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    #113.1 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 8:57 PM EST
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    i hate to see her not in the senate anymore, but gosh darn it she should be our next president. Period.....

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    Reply#114 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 7:23 PM EST

    When she is forced to testify about Benghazi, she'll also need a flack jacket. Will her memory be suspect?

    Who was in the situation room Hill? Where was the President, and who gave the order to stand down at the loss of four Americans?

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    Reply#115 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 7:36 PM EST

    Funnygirl: Maybe if congress would have approved appropriate money to cover the costs of protection, this tragedy wouldn't have happened. Oh that's right, Teapublicans are screaming about spending money. However, they don't want to take any of the responsibility. Typical behavior.

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    #115.1 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 10:06 PM EST
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    I wonder how much this gift cost the taxpayers? They never pay for anything with their own money.

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    Reply#116 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 7:37 PM EST

    Here's hoping the wicked witch of the east wears it backwards to cover her fugly face!

    Barring that perhaps they could get the hood off a '57 Chevy to strap on her backside, which is going to need covered, IF she ever gets questioned about who REALLY was to blame for the murder of four Americans under hers and 0 bammas watch.

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    Reply#117 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 7:39 PM EST

    There once was a girl named Lewinsky

    Who only got goo on her chinsky

    Because when Bill picked up her dress

    He decided to settle for less

    As what he saw looked like Ted Kaczynski

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    Reply#118 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 8:01 PM EST

    Last Sunday on the news someone asked Bill Clinton.."Hows Hillary's head?"

    Bill Clinton replied.." Not bad but then she's no Monica!!"

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    Reply#119 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 8:07 PM EST

    Hillbilly should have been given the fugly stick she was beaten with, but Chelsy decided to use it on herself while her dad Billary was banging another hooker. Demon rats blow.

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    Reply#120 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 8:35 PM EST

    These rabid conservative conspiracy mongers seem to forget that 1) it was a consulate, and therefore not accorded the same security level as the embassy 2) the CIA was running a covert operation in an annex and may have been the target...but the CIA is not talking (Issa did release the names of some Libyans helping the US, though) 3) GOP representatives in the House argued for less spending on security for two years running prior to the incident, reducing the ability of State to fund security 4) Libya is a sovereign country and would did not allow an armed incursion by a foreign force and 5) it was the CIA chain of command (according to Fox news) that ordered the annex to stand down when the CIA requested a military force.

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    Reply#121 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 8:38 PM EST

    To all of you that are posting "Hilary Clinton in 2016", have you already given up on the next 4 years under President Obama? I can understand that but isn't it a little early to start counting your chickens.....

      Reply#122 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 8:43 PM EST

      No dumb ass

      She will win in 2016

      Phawk tard

        #122.1 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 8:45 PM EST

        What Country? Obamatopia?

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        #122.2 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 9:01 PM EST
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        Welcome back Mrs President

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        Reply#123 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 8:44 PM EST

        Now all you right wingers out there,get ready to give up the house in 2016 as well as any hopes for the white house

        You tea bagger ass holes,your gone in z2020

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        Reply#124 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 8:47 PM EST

        I think a paperbag, would have been more to the point ---- I cant believe we will be seeing more of this incompetent in 2016 --- God help us.

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        Reply#125 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 8:55 PM EST

        Put to over your face.

          #125.1 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 9:02 PM EST
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          God won't be there to help you losers,,,hahahahahahahahaha

            Reply#126 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 9:02 PM EST

            She better wash that greasy hair or button that chin strap. That thing squirting off can become a projectile & kill somebody.

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            Reply#127 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 9:05 PM EST

            Now if she runs,she wins,,

            The GOP won't be in the white,house until 2024 or later.

            Loooooosers

              Reply#128 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 9:05 PM EST

              HarleyGayVet

              Just when we don't think you can prove yourself to be a bigger LOON. You post again & top yourself. Biggest RETARD LEFTARD on the Net. I bet nobody lets their small children close to you. You need to donate your brain to Science. Now, your not using it.

                #128.1 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 9:14 PM EST
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                Glad to see Hillary out of the hospital and feeling well again. She has worked damn hard for this country. The naysayers just like to hear themselves complain and beat another person down. Doesn't matter what Hillary does, there will always be haters.

                People wonder why the country is in such a mess? All the haters need to take a long hard look in the mirror and they will have their answer. I cannot believe the hate filled venomous statements made by some people on this site. Disgraceful really. Where does all this hate come from? I thought that people were entitled to have different opinions on how things should work in government. Why does there have to be this hate filled attitude? You people have small lives and small minds.

                And for the record, George Bush was a laughing stock in other countries. I used to teach conversational English via telephone and internet to people living in Europe and other parts of the world. These students were doctors, lawyers, scientists, etc. Very intelligent people. Every single student I taught (and there were many) thought George Bush was a total idiot. Many even asked why American people would ever vote for someone like him? They just couldn't understand the attraction. Well neither do I. I think George Bush was a nice guy who loved this country, but I totally disagreed with his positions on most things. Does that mean hatred towards him? Absolutely not.

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                Reply#129 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 9:06 PM EST

                Hillary will run things with a swift hand,,

                  #129.1 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 9:11 PM EST

                  @harley gay

                  your too damn funny, the biotch cant even stand.

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                  #129.2 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 9:14 PM EST

                  Yeah Bill says she has a swift hand. Not as good as Monica's but swift enough.

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                  #129.3 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 9:15 PM EST

                  see how damn ugly she got with age, billy better get the hookup with monica again.

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                  #129.4 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 9:18 PM EST

                  Hillary worked so damned hard? Would you like to explain that one genius? List all of her achievements as Secretary of State. I can’t seem to find anything this lady has done to help our country. I can find plenty of articles on her lyingand cheating for financial gain.

                  For all of you who thinks she’s a great politician, take your blinders off and learn to be responsible voters.

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                  #129.5 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 9:48 PM EST

                  Unlike you DadInAZ, I keep myself informed, not just making statements without fact. That woman did a very hard job and if you had any brains you would know this. I know, it's so much easier to put her down and make crass remarks. That's your mentality. If you are a dad, you need to educate yourself for the sake of your children.

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                  #129.6 - Mon Jan 7, 2013 10:17 PM EST
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