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Hillary Clinton: “It did take a Clinton to clean after the first Bush, and I think it might take another one to clean up after the second…”

On the recordJanuary 30, 2008
It did take a Clinton to clean after the first Bush, and I think it might take another one to clean up after the second Bush.
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Hillary Clinton
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Hillary Clinton suggests that her presidency would be necessary to address the issues left by the Bush administration.

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