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Hillary claims she’s a ‘uniter’

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton pushed back against criticism from fellow Democrats that she is too polarizing to unite the country as president, arguing that the political battles she has been through make her uniquely equipped to bring the nation together and build a centrist governing coalition.

In an interview aboard her campaign bus, Clinton (N.Y.) acknowledged that she has contributed to the divisive politics of the past decade but said she has learned from those experiences. She said that if she becomes president, she will attempt to assemble a broad, centrist coalition on such key issues as health care, energy independence and national security.

The former first lady called President Bush's political and governing strategy of concentrating primarily on his party's base for support "a tragedy" for the country's politics.

"I actually think that in a way, the fact that I've been through so much incoming fire all these years is an advantage," she said, adding: "It's been my observation that when you're attacked continually in American politics, you either give up or get disoriented or you either lose or leave — or you persevere and show your resilience."

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Flashback: Hillary Clinton once called NYC Police ‘Murderers’

From the March 8, 2000 issue of The Village Voice: 

Hillary Clinton’s path to Sunday’s address on police matters has not been a smooth one. In fact, as with most things Clinton, the first lady has been careful, in light of the killing of Amadou Diallo, to not say much of substance about an issue critical to New York voters. What follows is a time line showing how the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate has tiptoed around this racial-political tinderbox.
 
DECEMBER 21, 1999 After a state appellate panel orders the Diallo trial moved to Albany from the Bronx, Clinton calls the decision "unfortunate." Her spokesman, Howard Wolfson, tells reporters that Clinton will not comment on the court's legal reasoning since "her purpose is to talk about things she would do as senator, and a senator doesn't render legal decisions." That no-rendering vow lasts less than a month, though.

JANUARY 17, 2000 Appearing at a Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration at Al Sharpton's Harlem headquarters, Clinton refers to "the tragic murder of Mr. Diallo." With four cops facing trial in the shooting, Clinton is excoriated for seeming to convict the quartet pretrial. On Hardball, host Chris Matthews says, "Her instincts are antipolice." When Daily News columnist Jim Dwyer confronts Wolfson about his boss's statement, the spokesman claims that he isn't even sure Clinton made those remarks. "It's in court now, and that's a question for the courts."

FEBRUARY 2 A group called the Coalition for a Fair Trial, composed of various law enforcement types, rallies in front of the Albany courthouse to criticize Clinton for trying to poison the Diallo jury pool with her "murder" comment. Wolfson now says Clinton "misspoke" at Sharpton's MLK Day event, adding that the lawyer-candidate "knows that only a jury can decide the outcome of this case."

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Bill Clinton Complains Of Delays in Opening His Records

More than 50 requests for public access to records from President Clinton's White House have been cleared for release by archivists and are in a sort of presidential limbo, awaiting review by Mr. Clinton's aides or President Bush's deputies, according to new court filings and National Archives officials.

Some or all of the records could emerge in the coming months as Senator Clinton presses her bid for the presidency.

Historians, journalists, authors, and watchdog groups have complained that the review process for records stored at presidential libraries is taking too long. The critics also contend that an executive order Mr. Bush issued in 2001 exacerbated the problem.

Last week, an unexpected figure added his voice to the chorus of those griping about the delays: Mr. Clinton.

"I want to open my presidential records more rapidly than the law requires, and the current administration has slowed down the opening of my own records," the former president said at a press conference held to discuss his philanthropic efforts. "I am not afraid of disclosure and I hope that people will find, among other things … some of the mistakes we made and why."

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The third age of Clinton: What will Bill do?

Bill Clinton has always had a problem with leaving. One muggy night this summer, he took the stage at a Manhattan dance club, where several thousand young people - confidently identifying themselves as "philanthropists of the future" - had gathered to support his charity. Naturally, adulation engulfed him. But when he handed over to the R&B pianist John Legend, the crowds began to drift homewards; Clinton, it was assumed, had slipped out of a back door into a waiting limo, off to the next engagement. It was only much later, after Legend's long performance ended, that he ambled back into the spotlight, pink-cheeked and pink-tied, a beaming grandfatherly presence, wishing the remaining audience-members a safe trip home. He'd been there the whole time - and would remain, it quickly became apparent, until nearly the last outstretched hand had been shaken.

Was this because one of the most controversial politicians of modern times has nothing better to do these days? Was he indulging in nostalgia for the presidency, or is it just that he craves social contact like oxygen? Or was he on duty, campaigning as he has spent most of his adult life campaigning, only this time working to secure votes for his wife? Each explanation seemed convincing. As with all the important Clinton questions - whether his presidency was a triumph or a tragic waste; whether he and Hillary love each other, or lead separate lives - the answer, almost certainly, was: all of the above.

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Hillary and Bill Show Muscle

Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign forced a magazine to drop a negative story about her by threatening to cut off the publication’s access to the former President Bill Clinton, it emerged yesterday.

The ruthless response to GQ magazine, and its decision to bow to the ultimatum, reflects the enormous leverage Mr Clinton brings to his wife’s White House bid at a time when her quest for the Democratic nomination appears more formidable than ever.

The magazine, which is due to have Mr Clinton on its cover for its December issue, was told that the former President would no longer cooperate unless it pulled an article it was about to publish detailing infighting and tensions within Mrs Clinton’s campaign.

Despite protests at the magazine, the article was duly sidelined, according to a respected US political website. In an e-mail statement to The Times, Jim Nelson, the Editor of GQ, said: “I don’t really get into the inner workings of the magazine, but I can tell you that, yes, we did kill a Hillary piece. We kill pieces all the time for a variety of reasons.” He refused to elaborate.

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