Archive: Hillary Clinton
Clinton Has Mayor Love Too
On the same day Barack Obama earns the endorsement of D.C. Mayor Adrian Fenty, Hillary Clinton's camp sent out a release yesterday reminding the media, and other interested parties that she's got the backing of more than 100 current and former mayors who form her new Mayors Council. (Make sure...
By washingtonpost.com Editors | July 18, 2007; 11:26 AM ET | Comments (2)
L.A.'s Chief Bratton on Giuliani, Clinton, and Immigration
SAN JOSE, CALIF. -- Having worked for Rudy Giuliani, offered advice to Sen. Hillary Clinton, and served as chief of police in the immigrant-rich cities of Boston, New York, and Los Angeles, William J. Bratton's opinions carry water with politicians these days. Bratton has served as LAPD chief since 2002,...
By washingtonpost.com Editors | June 18, 2007; 02:33 PM ET | Comments (2)
Clinton in Iowa: The "Anti-War, Midwestern" Candidate
Washington Post political reporter Perry Bacon Jr. filed the two dispatches below from Iowa yesterday: SIOUX CENTER, Iowa -- On the campaign trail, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) has stepped up her anti-Iraq war rhetoric. In stops in northwest Iowa on Friday and Saturday, she consistently raised a series of...
By washingtonpost.com Editors | May 27, 2007; 09:58 AM ET | Comments (11)
Hillary Adores Bill, but He Won't Be in the Cabinet
MASON CITY, Iowa -- At a town hall here, Hillary Clinton answered a question today about how to improve America's relations around the world by praising activists working on issues like poverty. She singled out one. "My husband is probably the most popular person in the world right now because...
By washingtonpost.com Editors | May 25, 2007; 04:15 PM ET | Comments (4)
Clinton Holds First Fundraiser for Gay and Lesbian Community
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) is holding her first major gay and lesbian fundraiser of the 2008 election cycle tonight, with organizers expecting several hundred guests at the Mayflower Hotel for the event. Among the members of the host committee: Hilary Rosen, the prominent recording industry lobbyist; and Fred Hochberg,...
By washingtonpost.com Editors | May 23, 2007; 05:33 PM ET | Comments (4)
Vilsacks Running Hard ... For Hillary
A few months ago, Tom Vilsack was running hard for president. Today he's busy rounding up supporters for Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign -- and competing with his wife Christie over who is recruiting more people. Vilsack, the former Iowa governor, and his wife accompanied Clinton on the campaign trail...
By washingtonpost.com Editors | April 3, 2007; 10:20 AM ET | Comments (3)
In Iowa, Clinton Takes Aim at the War
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.), back on the campaign trail in Iowa Monday night, stepped up her criticism of President Bush's handling of the Iraq war. At a town hall meeting in Burlington, Clinton forcefully argued that Congress should continue to apply pressure on the president, and she urged Bush...
By washingtonpost.com Editors | April 2, 2007; 11:02 PM ET | Comments (10)
