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Hillary Clinton: I want to ask Senator Obama to join me in doing something. You know, we both very much want to convince President Bush…

On the recordJanuary 14, 2008
I want to ask Senator Obama to join me in doing something. You know, we both very much want to convince President Bush, which is not easy to do, in the remaining year to end the war in Iraq, to change direction.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Hillary Clinton urges Barack Obama to collaborate on legislation to prevent President Bush from committing the U.S. to a continued military presence in Iraq.

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