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Hillary Clinton: ... my voting to give President Bush that authority was, from my perspective, my mistake.

On the recordSeptember 7, 2016
... my voting to give President Bush that authority was, from my perspective, my mistake.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

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Hillary Clinton reflects on her past decision to support President Bush's authority.

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