Hillary Clinton

During her husband's campaign in 1982, Rodham began to use the name Hillary Clinton.

After her husband became a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination of 1992, Hillary Clinton received national attention for the first time.

Hillary Clinton made remarks about Tammy Wynette and baking cookies during the campaign that were ill-considered by her own admission.

Later saying she had been misled by her husband's initial claims that no affair had taken place, Hillary Clinton stated at the time that the allegations against her husband were the result of a "vast right-wing conspiracy."

Both Clintons' memoirs later stated that the revelation of the affair was a very painful time in their marriage; Hillary Clinton faced both support and criticism for remaining in the marriage.

Hillary Clinton received an "A" on the Drum Major Institute's 2005 Congressional Scorecard on middle-class issues.

Hillary Clinton has been involved in numerous controversies involving allegations of legal, financial, or ethical wrongdoings, notably official enquiries into her business dealings in Arkansas and her involvement in the administration of her husband, as well as controversial public and private statements that attracted media attention.

Hillary Clinton has been given numerous awards and honors related to her public service.

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Clinton, Obama seek Chicago campaign money on same day
Dekalb Daily Chronicle - Dekalb,IL,USA
By Sophia Tareen - AP Writer CHICAGO - Democratic presidential candidates Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama both asked supporters to open their wallets ...
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Featured Review: Her Way: The Hopes and Ambitions of Hillary ...
Monsters and Critics.com - Glasgow,UK
Roughly the second half of the book is dedicated to Hillary Clinton as a Senator. This is more interesting and less negative than the first half (which is ...
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Hillary: The power behind the drone
Daily Mail - UK
And if anyone can serve up the real Hillary Clinton, it should be Carl Bernstein. He and Bob Woodward brought down Richard Nixon with their revelations of ...
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6/26: No Amendment Can Assuage Critics Of This Bill
National Journal - Washington,DC,USA
The Huffington Post hosted a full round of attacks on Hillary Clinton's 'authenticity' 6/25. Most notably, Robbie Baitz, a dissenter from HRC's 6/23 ...
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A native of Illinois, Hillary Rodham initially attracted national attention in 1969 when she became the first student to speak at commencement exercises for Wellesley College. Raised in a politically conservative family, she volunteered for Republican candidate Barry Goldwater in the United States presidential election of 1964. Clinton voted in favor of the Iraq Resolution, which authorized United States President George W.

Clinton easily won the Democratic nomination over opposition from anti-war activist Jonathan Tasini. Throughout the campaign, Clinton consistently led Spencer in the polls by wide margins. She is regarded as the most openly empowered presidential wife in American history, save for Eleanor Roosevelt. She has two younger brothers, attorney Hugh and business consultant Tony. In March 2007, in response to the dismissal of U.

Along with Senators Joe Lieberman and Evan Bayh, she introduced the Family Entertainment Protection Act, intended to protect children from inappropriate content found in video games.

In 1993, the president appointed his wife to head and be the chairwoman of the Task Force on National Health Care Reform. In 2004, Clinton co-founded and became the co-chair of the Senate India Caucus with the aid of USINPAC, a political action committee. Opponents of universal health care would continue to use "Hillarycare"as a pejorative label for similar plans by others. Raised in a politically conservative family, she volunteered for Republican candidate Barry Goldwater in the United States presidential election of 1964. Throughout the first half of 2007, Clinton led the field of candidates competing for the Democratic nomination in opinion polls for the election.

After her husband became a candidate for the Democratic presidential nomination of 1992, Hillary Clinton received national attention for the first time. , whom she had met in person in 1962, and became a supporter of the anti-war presidential nomination campaign of Democrat Eugene McCarthy. Clinton voted for the USA Patriot Act in October 2001, as did all but one senator. Republicans made the Clinton health care plan a major campaign issue of the 1994 midterm elections, which saw a net Republican gain of 53 seats in the House election and 7 in the Senate election, winning control of both.