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Hillary Clinton all but running
By MAGGIE HABERMAN and JOHN F. HARRIS – POLITICO -Dismissive sighs, weary eye-rolls, mocking rejoinders: these have been the favored tactics of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s team of aides and allies when confronted with questions about the state of her thinking on whether to run for president again in 2016. The message to reporters and the…
Read MoreNorth Carolina guilty of ‘greatest hits of voter suppression,’ Clinton says
MSNBC – Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on Monday signaled a preview to an anticipated 2016 presidential run in the first of what will be a series of political speeches this fall covering the topical issues of voting rights and national security. Speaking at the American Bar Association’s annual meeting in San Francisco, Clinton,…
Read MoreWith eye on 2016, Hillary Rodham Clinton spreads theme of women breaking barriers
By Philip Rucker, Washington Post – Hillary Rodham Clinton took to a Toronto stage in June before about 5,000 supporters, many of them women and many looking for a hint that she might run for president in 2016 — and she gave them one.“Hypothetically speaking, I really do hope that we have a woman president…
Read MoreDesperately Seeking Hillary
Women of France Calling Hillary Clinton for Support for International Movement The French network Femmes & Pouvoir – “Women & Power” – launches today its official invitation to Hillary Clinton to take part in the 2013 edition of its forum, in an attempt to create a broad and international movement to unite and strengthen women…
Read MoreA Bet on Clinton – If They Network, She Will Run
By NICHOLAS CONFESSORE, New York Times -A new group dedicated to paving the way for a Hillary Clinton campaign in 2016 has already recruited dozens of the Democratic Party’s elite donors and bundlers, effectively kicking off the presidential money hunt more than three years before Election Day. The group also produced buttons to distribute to…
Read MoreObama, Hillary Clinton Lunch: Top Dems Meet Over Private Meal At White House
Huffington Post – WASHINGTON — It’s the most talked about lunch in the nation’s capital. President Barack Obama and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton are dining privately at the White House Monday. While it’s not the first time the pair have seen each other since Clinton left the administration earlier this year, each of…
Read MoreHillary Clinton miniseries coming to NBC
By CAITLIN MCDEVITT, POLITICO Actress Diane Lane is starring as Hillary Clinton in a new NBC miniseries, the network announced on Saturday, Variety reports: [NBC Entertainment chief Bob] Greenblatt said the Peacock is working on a miniseries about Hillary Clinton to star Diane Lane. The role of Bill Clinton has not yet been cast, nor…
Read MoreHarry Reid: Hillary Clinton Would ‘Handle Things Probably Even Better’ Than Bill Clinton
Huffington Post – Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) made no secret of his admiration of Hillary Clinton during a recent interview, saying he’s a “bigger fan” of the former secretary of state than of her husband, former President Bill Clinton. Talking Points Memo picked up a transcript of Reid’s Wednesday night interview with Judy…
Read MoreReady for Hillary Campaign Builds Volunteer Base
Ready for Hillary Teams Up with 270 Strategies to Build National Grassroots Army, Harness Volunteer Excitement for Potential 2016 Clinton Candidacy Top Obama Campaign Veterans Will Lead Ready for Hillary Organizing Strategy, Develop Field Operation From the Ground Up MCLEAN, VA – The national grassroots organization Ready for Hillary today announced it is partnering with…
Read MoreHillary Clinton Taps Speechmaking Gold Mine
By AMY CHOZICK, New York Times – Just a few months after leaving the State Department, Hillary Rodham Clinton has plunged into the lucrative world of paid speechmaking, joining a branch of the family business that has brought the Clintons more than $100 million since her husband left the White House in 2001. For about $200,000,…
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