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Hillary Clinton

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Hillary Rodham Clinton is a prominent American politician and member of the Democratic Party, best known for her role as the 67th Secretary of State from 2009 to 2013 under President Barack Obama. Prior to that, she served as the United States Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009. Clinton has been a significant figure in American politics for decades, advocating for issues such as healthcare reform, women's rights, and international diplomacy. Her tenure as Secretary of State included notable events such as the U.S. response to the Arab Spring and the military intervention in Libya.

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Oct 21, 2015

I had secure phones. I had other equipment that kept me in touch with the State Department at all times.

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Oct 21, 2015

I did not sleep all night. I was very much focused on what we were doing.

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Oct 21, 2015

I do care a lot about what you're implying about Admiral Mullen, and I will not sit here and hear that.

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Oct 21, 2015

I followed the law, Congressman. That was my--that was my responsibility.

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Oct 21, 2015

We were not making up the intelligence. We were trying to get it, make sense of it, and then to share it.

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Oct 21, 2015

What the United States did, as I've said, was use our unique capacities.

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Oct 21, 2015

We turned over every work-related email.

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Oct 21, 2015

I would like to think that anything of that magnitude and the loss of life could have in some way been preventable.

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Oct 21, 2015

Heavily armed militants assaulted the compound and set fire to our buildings.

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Oct 21, 2015

We have learned the hard way, when America is absent, especially from unstable places, there are consequences.

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Oct 21, 2015

I care very deeply about each and every one of them.

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Oct 20, 2015

With specific security requests, they didn't come to me. I had no knowledge of them.

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Oct 20, 2015

Was it because of a protest, was it because guys out for a walk were now to decide they'd go kill some Americans. What difference at this point does it make?

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Oct 15, 2015

He has brought his oversized personality and his reality television experience to the highest level of American politics.

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Oct 15, 2015

I have called him out in things he said which I thought were uncalled for, insults and attacks on immigrants, on women and just unacceptable be said about the president.

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Oct 14, 2015

I think the guy went way overboard, offensive, outrageous, pick your adjective.

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Oct 14, 2015

He's been throwing a lot of heat my way. That's fine. I can take it.

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Oct 14, 2015

He has been stoking prejudice and paranoia. He's been really appealing to the worst instincts of human nature. I think it's dangerous. His demagoguery is no longer amusing.

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Oct 14, 2015

I didn't know him that well. I mean, I knew him. I knew him and I happened to be planning to be in Florida and I thought it would be fun to go to his wedding because it's always entertaining. Now that he's running for president, it's a…

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Oct 13, 2015

Senator Sanders, did vote five times against the brady bill. Since it was passed more than 2 million prohibited purchases have been prevented.

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Oct 13, 2015

He wants people to understand economic opportunities that are available.

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Oct 13, 2015

By the end of my first term, I want us to have employed a half a billion more solar panels to be installed across America.

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Oct 12, 2015

I don't think he should be brought home without facing the music.

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Oct 12, 2015

I'm a progressive, but I'm a progressive who likes to get things done. And I know how to find common ground and I know how to stand my ground.

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