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Hillary Clinton: But I don't want to see the power and prestige of the United States president put at risk by rushing in to meetings with…

On the recordJuly 25, 2007
But I don't want to see the power and prestige of the United States president put at risk by rushing in to meetings with the likes of Chavez and Castro and Ahmadinejad.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

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Clinton expresses concern about the risks of engaging with certain world leaders.

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