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Hillary Clinton: He talks a lot about stepping up and taking responsibility and taking strong positions. But when it came time to step up…

On the recordNovember 15, 2007
He talks a lot about stepping up and taking responsibility and taking strong positions. But when it came time to step up and decide whether or not he would support universal health care coverage, he chose not to do that.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

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Hillary Clinton challenges Barack Obama's commitment to universal health care.

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