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Thursday, December 15, 2005

Madam President?

It's well past time for a woman president, and 2008 could be the year! Political pundits love to talk about a Hillary v Condi match up. In this political climate, anything is possible!

For Hillary Clinton, Six Years Make a Difference

By MARC HUMBERT, AP

ALBANY, N.Y. (Dec. 15) - What a difference six years make.

In 1999, Hillary Rodham Clinton was skewered as a carpetbagger from Illinois and Arkansas who would get her comeuppance at the hands of the mayor of New York City. Today, she appears to be coasting to a 2006 Senate re-election victory that could set her up for a White House run two years later.

"It's the difference between night and day," said Clinton adviser Howard Wolfson. "It's the difference between being a sitting first lady running in a state she had never lived in, to being a successful senator representing New York."

Independent polls show Clinton with solid approval ratings and far ahead of the potential Republican competition. She also has a ton of money in the bank - about $14 million as of the end of September and still counting. On Tuesday, she and her famous husband hosted 900 people at $500 a plate in New York City. (full story)

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