Clinton Says Deteriorating Economy Creating 'Anxiety'
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said the U.S. economy has replaced Iraq as the nation's top concern and the government must take quick action to avoid a lengthy recession.
"We don't have time to wait," the New York senator said in an interview with Bloomberg Television from Las Vegas, where she is campaigning before the state's party caucuses in three days. "We've got to get the president and Congress working together to take the fiscal steps that hopefully will eliminate some of the pain."
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Clinton declares Yucca Mountain 'will be off the table forever'
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton put a national spotlight on Nevada's signature issue Wednesday, holding a discussion on Yucca Mountain before a full contingent of national media.
"When I am president, Yucca Mountain will be off the table forever," Clinton said.
The New York senator said the proposed nuclear waste repository, about 100 miles from Las Vegas, was a national issue, because spent fuel rods would be transported through many states. She criticized the Bush administration for continuing the project despite botched science.
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Clinton says she's focusing on economic woes of Michigan, nation
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton wants Michigan voters to know she feels their pain.
The Democratic presidential candidate said Wednesday in a conference call with reporters that she's already pushing for changes that would help residents facing foreclosure, job losses and high heating costs.
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Clinton Leaving Nothing To Chance In N.Y.
"Handing out campaign literature, talking to voters on the street face to face personally one and one we're also doing grassroots organizing and outreach across the state," Clinton campaign volunteer coordinator Dan Benjoya said when asked what exactly the volunteers do.
The Hillary campaign is doing something quite unique. It's called BYOP, bring your own phone. They're using them to call voters and asking them to support Sen. Clinton.
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Bill Clinton stumps for his wife at massive Davis rally
Former President Bill Clinton drew more than 11,000 people to a rally on the UC Davis campus tonight.
Clinton was there to campaign for his wife three weeks ahead of Super Tuesday, but the crowd seemed more interested in him.
When a warm-up speaker tried to engage the crowd in chants of "We want Hillary," they instead shouted, "Bill! Bill! Bill! Bill!"
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When a Draft Group's Candidate Announces, What Comes Next?
After months of work, the momentous day for Peter Feddo and his colleagues at the "draft Hillary" movement had finally arrived: Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's formation of an exploratory committee meant a presidential run was imminent.
So what now?
Draft committees are a peculiar political animal; they exist to start building excitement for a presidential candidate who hasn't even decided to run. They launch Web sites, collect names of potential supporters and raise money in anticipation of a presidential bid.
Votehillary.org Tops Other Candidate Sites
The Internet buzz on Hagel is similar to that on other lesser-known possible candidates. But it's dwarfed by the online chatter about perceived Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton. One independent Internet site launched months ago on behalf of the New York senator has drawn more than 1 million visits.
Jeff Gulko, a former aide to New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson, runs a Web site promoting Richardson as a Democratic prospect. It has attracted more than 5,000 new visitors in two months. And a blog promoting Republican Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee is drawing 1,000 visits a day, its backer said.
The Internet invaded presidential politicking in a major way in 2004, when an obscure governor from Vermont, Howard Dean, used it to connect supporters with one another and to raise millions of dollars. That ignited his campaign and drew national attention.
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Clinton says Republican extremists divided country
"You cannot blame the entire Republican party for this reason. The entire government of the United States, the Congress, the White House and increasingly the courts for the last six years has been in the total control not of the Republican party but of the most ideological, the most right wing, the most extreme sliver of the Republican Party."
Clinton did not talk about his wife, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's potential White House bid, but 'Clinton for President -- votehillary.org" placards were on display in the streets surrounding the banquet hall and volunteers handed out blue stickers bearing the name "Hillary."
"I've always liked her and admired her," said Marilyn Chido, a longtime party activist from Des Moines who put her "Hillary" sticker on her purse. "I think she'd be a great president."
Bill 'greases skids' for Hil at Iowa bash
Sen. Hillary Clinton was hundreds of miles away from Iowa yesterday, but her presence was acutely felt here as former President Bill Clinton spoke at the annual marquee event for Democrats in the state.
It was a feeling sensed by many, and signaled for anyone who didn't get it by hundreds of "Clinton for President" signs stapled to poles outside Hy-Vee Hall and similar stickers worn on lapels at the Jefferson-Jackson dinner.
The chow-down is a major fund-raiser for the Iowa Democratic Party, and always highlights state hopefuls. But throw the ex-President into the state that chooses first in presidential contests, and talk turns easily to the chances his wife could become the next commander in chief.
"This is about Bill, but it sure greases the skids for her," said Monica McCarthy, chairwoman of the Union County Democratic Party.
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