Democrat from New York
Hillary Clinton is the U.S. Secretary of State. She is formerly a U.S. senator from New York, first elected in 2000. She was a candidate for president in 2008. She previously served as first lady when her husband, Bill Clinton, served two terms as president. She was born in Chicago in 1947, graduated from Wellesley College and earned a law degree at Yale Law School. She and her husband have one daughter.
Recent statements involving Hillary Clinton
"Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton are negotiating with the United Nations about doing a treaty that will ban the use of firearms."
In 2001, former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan "justified increasing spending and cutting taxes, saying that we didn't really need to pay down the debt."
McCain "still thinks it's okay when women don't earn equal pay for equal work."
"John McCain wants to privatize Social Security."
Recent stories featuring Hillary Clinton
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said she doesn't answer hypotheticals. We found a few exceptions.
No need to pay down the debt? Not what he said.:
Hillary Clinton takes a few liberties in remembering Alan Greenspan's thoughts on the 2001 Bush tax cuts.
Hillary's travels as First Lady:
With Barack Obama naming Hillary Clinton as his nominee for secretary of state, we revisit her travels as first lady and explore whether she was engaged in diplomacy — or was just a famous tourist.
We sort out the controversy over Obama's longtime fundraiser.
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