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Hillary Clinton: “I would not have stayed in that church under those circumstances. But I regret the efforts by the Republicans to…”

On the recordApril 27, 2008
I would not have stayed in that church under those circumstances. But I regret the efforts by the Republicans to politicize this matter.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Hillary Clinton expresses her disapproval of Reverend Wright's comments while criticizing the politicization of the issue by Republicans.

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