U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, on the eve of a visit to Chile to show solidarity with that country amid its earthquake disaster, says she is bringing in communications gear requested by the Chilean government. Clinton spoke in Montevideo where she attended the inauguration of new Uruguayan President Jose Mujica.In the wake of the earthquake, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton decided to scale back her planned daylong visit to Chile to just a few hours of airport meetings with President Michelle Bachelet and President-elect Sebastian Pinera on Tuesday in Santiago.
But at a press event in Uruguay's capital, Clinton said she decided to go ahead with at least a symbolic visit, to underscore U.S. solidarity with Chile an