On the recordAugust 5, 2009
We've done this so many times before. I mean, we've had former presidents do it. We've had sitting members of Congress do it. It is something that, you know, it is absolutely not rewarding them.
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transcripts.cnn.comHillary Clinton: “We've done this so many times before. I mean, we've had former presidents do it. We've had sitting members of Congress…”
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Hillary Clinton defends the actions taken to secure the release of the hostages, emphasizing that it is not rewarding hostage-taking.
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