(CNN) -- Where's Hillary? Where did she go? Don't bother looking for her this week on the podium of the Democratic National Convention. Don't try to catch a glimpse of her in the backrooms where the powerful gather or on the convention floor where delegates wave signs proclaiming their love for Obama or Clinton (the other Clinton; the husband). No, while Democrats try to stoke the troops with passion for their party and excitement for Barack Obama's re-election, the most popular member of the Democratic Party, possibly the most popular major politician in America, will stay far away from the national spotlight, about 10,000 miles away.
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Hillary Clinton, the most popular Democrat in the U.S., is in Asia tour during convention
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It's customary for a current secretary of state to stay above politics, avoid election season
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Frida Ghitis: Being removed puts her above it all, positioned for a 2016 run for president
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Ghitis: Hillary insists she will not run, but Democrats are hoping fervently she will
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