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Hillary Clinton: “Senator Clinton blamed President Bush's cuts to community policing programs for recent spikes in crime and rising fear.”

On the recordMarch 13, 2007
Senator Clinton blamed President Bush's cuts to community policing programs for recent spikes in crime and rising fear.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Hillary Clinton attributes rising crime rates to budget cuts in community policing by President Bush.

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