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To: kingattax
On Monday, Clinton emphasized Hillary Clinton’s experience in the Senate and her days as first lady, asserting that she helped win peace in Ireland

According to the Washington Post that is basically a huge over exxageration i.e. a lie. Clinton and Northern Ireland (Facts checks by the Washington Post

From the article:

The Facts

It is true that Hillary visited Northern Ireland more times than Bill. By my count, she went there six times between 1995 and 2000, while he went four times. But she accompanied her husband as first lady on those four occasions, so they were hardly "independent" visits. (She would sometimes fly in a day early to give a lecture.) She made two visits by herself to the province, in May 1999, when she was the keynote speaker to a women's conference, and a 12-hour trip in October 1997, when she gave a lecture at the University of Ulster.

These visits provide a useful insight into Clinton's first lady experience, and how helpful it will be to her if she makes it all the way back to the White House as president. I just spoke to Senator George Mitchell, the Clinton administration's leading Northern Ireland peace negotiator, who said that Hillary was "not involved directly" in the diplomatic negotiations that led to the landmark April 1998 Good Friday agreement on power-sharing. On the other hand, Mitchell credits Clinton with taking an intelligent interest in the issues and getting acquainted with many of the key players.

24 posted on 02/12/2008 10:22:50 AM PST by jveritas (God bless our brave troops and President Bush)
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To: jveritas

I live in N.Y. State. Can anyone on this forum tell me ANYTHING she has accomplished as the Junior Senator of New York State. Anything?


90 posted on 02/12/2008 3:43:32 PM PST by maxwellp
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