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Hillary Clinton: I really want to do everything I can, and I know my colleagues feel the same way, to try to explain over the next…

On the recordMay 22, 2012
I really want to do everything I can, and I know my colleagues feel the same way, to try to explain over the next months... why we do think, as Secretary Panetta said, this is in our interests.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

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Clinton emphasizes the importance of explaining the benefits of the Convention.

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