Man Takes Hostages in NH Clinton Office
November 30, 2007
Obama & Edwards campaign offices in N.H. are being evacuated out of an 'abundance of caution'.
For live coverage of the hostage situation at the Rochester N.H. campaign office of Hillary Rodham Clinton, click here.
A man claiming to have a bomb walked in to Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign offices Friday and took hostages, police and witnesses said.
The man had what appeared to be a bomb strapped to himself, said Bill Shaheen, a top state campaign official. He took two hostages, both volunteers, and released others, Shaheen said.
Live Video: Clinton Campaign Office Hostage Situation in N.H.
November 30, 2007
For live coverage of the hostage situation at the Rochester N.H. campaign office of Hillary Rodham Clinton, click here.
Officials with the campaign confirmed that there were two workers taken hostage in the office on 28 North Main St.. A woman and her baby told workers at a neighboring business that she was released by the hostage-taker.
"A young woman with a 6-month or 8-month-old infant came rushing into the store just in tears, and she said, 'You need to call 911. A man has just walked into the Clinton office, opened his coat and showed us a bomb strapped to his chest with duct tape,'" witness Lettie Tzizik said.
There are several police officers positioned across the street from the office, crouched down behind cruisers with guns drawn, according to a reported at the scene.
"I walked out and I immediately started running, and I saw that the road was blocked off. They told me run and keep going," said Cassandra Hamilton, who works in an office adjacent to the building.
Nearby businesses have been evacuated, and the St. Elizabeth Seaton School has been locked down.
"There are sharp shooters on the roof, and police are negotiating with someone in the building," said another witness, who did not want to be identified. "The police are notifying all the business owners on the street to evacuate. There are fire trucks behind the Hillary Clinton office."
Clinton, who is not in New Hampshire, is attending a National Democratic Committee meeting in Virginia. Presidential candidate Barack Obama also has an office in Rochester, and it has been evacuated. There were no reports of any injuries.
Man Takes Hostages At Clinton Campaign Office
November 30, 2007
An armed man has taken people hostage at the Hillary Clinton campaign office in Rochester, police said. It was not clear how many hostages there were or what weapons the man has. Police have set up a command post near the office on 28 North Main St. Witness Lettie Tzizik said that she spoke to a woman shortly after she was released from the office by the hostage-taker.
"A young woman with a 6-month or 8-mont-old infant came rushing into the store just in tears, and she said, 'You need to call 911. A man has just walked into the Clinton office, opened his coat and showed us a bomb strapped to his chest with duct tape."
Source: WMUR
Another Clinton Bundler Indicted, Fundraiser Cancelled
November 29, 2007
The Clinton campaign canceled a fundraiser scheduled for next month at the home of an attorney who was indicted Wednesday in a suspected scheme to bribe a Mississippi judge.
Former President Clinton has been slated to attend the Dec. 15 fundraiser at the Oxford home of attorney Richard "Dickie" Scruggs. The money raised was for Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential bid.
Mrs. Clinton’s forgotten fling with the Killer of Karachi
November 14, 2007
By Greg Palast
Was there a connection between energy power company Entergy’s kindness to Hillary and her law partner Webster Hubbell and this company’s extraordinary sway with the Clinton Administration?
He was the other man in Hillary’s life. But it’s over now. Or is it?
You’ve seen all those creepy photos of George Bush rubbing up against Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf, the two of them grinning and giggling like they’re going to the senior prom. So it’s hard to remember that it was Hillary and Bill who brought Pervez to the dance in the first place.
How that happened, I’ll tell you in a moment.
But first, let’s get our facts straight about the man in the moustache. Musharraf, according to George Bush, The New York Times, NPR and the rest of press puppies is, “our ally in the War on Terror.” That’s like calling Carmine Gambino, “Our ally in the War on Crime.”
