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Hillary Rodham Clinton is the most polarizing figure in American politics. The former First Lady turned senator is almost certainly going to run for president in 2008. Despite more than a dozen years in the national spotlight and more than a dozen unauthorized books about her, she has managed to keep many secrets from the public -- especially about her turbulent marriage and its impact on her career. There have been plenty of rumors about what Hillary and Bill Clinton did behind closed doors, but never a definitive book that exposes the truth. Bestselling author Edward Klein draws on rare...

She’s running. You can tell that by the opposition. A newly formed political action committee to derail Hillary Clinton’s 2006 Senate campaign is already in full swing, and has the cheerfully misogynistic name of Stop Her Now. You can also tell it from her supporters. The Nation, the hard-left magazine, just ran a long story persuading lefties to get over their qualms and learn to love the former first lady. You can tell it from her travels. What was she doing in Austin, Houston, and Dallas in Texas last March? Raising close to $500,000 for campaign work. You can tell...

<p>FReepers, to use a line from the movie CONTACT, "You wanna take a ride?" Well, we are going to go on a little adventure together.</p> <p>My own adventure began on a plane on Tuesday morning, a stopover in Dallas, a change of planes, and a destination in the beautiful state of North Carolina.</p>

In this photo provided by General Motors, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks about hydrogen fuel cell technology at an event marking General Motors' delivery of the U.S. Army's first hydrogen fuel cell-powered pickup at the General Motors research facility outside of Rochester, NY, Friday, April 1, 2005. Clinton was instrumental in securing funds in the 2005 Department of Defense appropriations on behalf of GM's experimental truck whose fuel cell modules are produced at the facility. The U.S. Army will perform rigorous testing in different climates and locations around the U.S. to assess performance and give the military first-hand experience...

Comment: Andrew Sullivan: New York warms to Hillary... next it could be America Something quite unusual is happening to Hillary Rodham Clinton. She’s becoming popular. In New York state, where she is the junior senator, her approval ratings are in the stratosphere. When she became senator, many sceptical New Yorkers — they’re not pushovers — were partly persuaded by the Republican campaign against her.

It was power play of a different kind at the dinner thrown by agriculture minister Sharad Pawar for Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton on Friday evening. Some 50 of India’s corporate cream and political heavyweights who congregated at the minister’s tastefully decorated residence to sup on Dum Pukht delights amid candlelight and pastel roses came away enchanted by the lady who is preceded by her formidable reputation. “Many of us have run into her at Davos before,” said one guest, “There she seemed preoccupied but here she was so different — utterly relaxed, charming and attentive.” Indeed, the ebullient tourism minister...

Strength Reaches Into Republican And Independent Circles Feb 25, 2005 9:15 am US/Central NEW YORK (CBS) A recent Gallup poll indicates that Democratic Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's strength among women reaches into Republican and Independent circles. The finding, analysts say, could give her a much better chance of winning a general election should she seek the presidency in 2008. The poll also shows that the junior New York senator and former first lady, has a more favorable image among women than men, 58 percent women as opposed to 48 percent of men.Gerald Benjamin, dean of the liberal arts college at...

ASHINGTON, Jan. 31 - Conservatives have long caricatured Hillary Rodham Clinton, New York's junior senator, as the sort of Democrat whose positions on social issues are out of step with Americans deeply concerned about religious and moral values. But while Mrs. Clinton has been strongly identified with polarizing issues like abortion rights, the picture that conservative Republicans paint of her is at odds with a side of herself she has lately displayed as she enters a new phase of her public life. In a recent series of public appearances, Mrs. Clinton has generated considerable attention - and, in some cases,...

Sen. Clinton passes out during speech BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton fainted Monday during a speech on Social Security after complaining of flulike symptoms. She received medical attention at the scene and went on to give another speech in the afternoon. Clinton aides said doctors thought she had a stomach virus. She fell ill about five minutes into her lunchtime speech, said Erie County Democratic Chairman Len Lenihan, who was at the Women's TAP fund-raiser at a private club. Clinton left the podium and continued speaking from a chair, then said she needed a break and left the...

CNN) -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton fainted during a lunchtime speech Monday in Buffalo, New York, but revived and continued her scheduled appearances, aides said. "Indeed, our senator fainted -- hadn't felt well this morning and had a full day," Clinton chief of staff Tamera Luzzato said in an e-mail. The senator's press secretary, Philippe Reines, said Clinton was suffering from a stomach virus during her talk. "She felt weak, needed to sit down and then fainted briefly," Reines said. "She received immediate medical attention at the site and is now proceeding with her schedule as planned." Clinton, 57, was...

In her new fund-raising letter for John Kerry sent via e-mail on Tuesday, Senate colleague Hillary Clinton denounces what she calls "mean-spirited" Republicans. "By contributing to this great cause, you can make sure that John Kerry's message of hope, promise, and opportunity isn't drowned out in a sea of Republican attacks," she urges. "We've already seen how mean-spirited a race the Republicans plan to run this year. George W. Bush has even gone negative in his television ads. Should they be allowed to get away with this kind of campaigning? "No! John Kerry is going to fight back every step...

Hillary's book has fallen to #3 on Amazon. Taking over the #2 spot is Beyond Iraq by Michael Evans.

NOTE: the survival of our Republic is threatened by two things -- fundamentalist Islamic terrorists and Hillary Rodham Clinton. President Bush is leading the fight against the terrorists. It is up to those of us who know the real Hillary Clinton to lead the fight against her. We must shine the light of truth on this dangerous woman so that all Americans may know the real Hillary. #3 in a series. This comes from someone I know and whom I trust. No, I am not making this up. You know Hillary. It is not necessary to invent anything. It...