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Under tight security, Hillary Clinton meets governor of oil-rich province in northern Iraq
Associated Press ^ | 11-29-03 | BASSEM MROUE

Posted on 11/29/2003 7:50:59 AM PST by Oldeconomybuyer

Edited on 04/13/2004 2:45:00 AM PDT by Jim Robinson. [history]

KIRKUK, Iraq (AP) -- U.S. senators Hillary Rodham Clinton and Jack Reed met in this oil-rich northern city Saturday with local officials who urged the visitors to raise the problems of their city with U.S. officials back home.

After the 90-minute private meeting, Kirkuk's governor Abdel-Rahman Mustafa said the senators were briefed on the severe economic problems and high unemployment facing the city.


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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; US: Arkansas; US: New York; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: beast; iraq; kirkuk; pantsuit
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Sheesh she has the Iraqi officials standing there with their hands out -- now she's buying their votes just like she bought those Hasidic votes in NY.
21 posted on 11/29/2003 8:20:43 AM PST by Ciexyz
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To: cars for sale
No, unfortunately.
22 posted on 11/29/2003 8:21:01 AM PST by Darksheare (Even as we speak, my 100,000 killer wombat army marches forth)
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To: CGVet58
I can give her this much - by virtue of her standing on the Armed Services committee, she has a valid oversight role.

That said, there should be a specific purpose, other than her own personal P.R., for which she is there. For all the coverage, I haven't seen one.
23 posted on 11/29/2003 8:21:09 AM PST by thoughtomator ("A republic, if you can keep it.")
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To: Darksheare
double dang
24 posted on 11/29/2003 8:22:29 AM PST by cars for sale
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Don't ya just love how they take statements from one news report and weave them into a later one.

Propaganda = Repetition
25 posted on 11/29/2003 8:23:36 AM PST by tet68
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To: thoughtomator
"1) Why is she over there in the first place? "
a junior senator from new york, bet she didn't visit any troops from n.y.
the expression on that troops face says the same thing...

"2) Who's paying for her trip?"
you n i

""We're caught in a dilemma, possibly of our own making," Reed said. "A quick, hasty election might ..."

demonRATS are negative about everything...
even before it actually happens...

26 posted on 11/29/2003 8:26:21 AM PST by hoot2
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To: cars for sale
Of course, when she was foisted upon NY state, I wanted her to come to my armory just so I COULD tell her that.
of course, I would've had to run VERY fast afterwards.
27 posted on 11/29/2003 8:26:58 AM PST by Darksheare (Even as we speak, my 100,000 killer wombat army marches forth)
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To: Darksheare
it just occured to me why Hillary is so much fatter now,
that cow has 4 stomachs.
28 posted on 11/29/2003 8:32:26 AM PST by cars for sale
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To: Peach
"And why does security need to be so tight, darn it all. "

thats not the reason; the enemy knows that the best way to distroy america n the american
dream, is to get mr n mrs bill klinton back in power...

29 posted on 11/29/2003 8:33:33 AM PST by hoot2
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To: hoot2
Why is she over there in the first place? "


Shes getting her ducks in a row she is running in 04
30 posted on 11/29/2003 8:33:55 AM PST by al baby (Ice cream does not have bones)
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To: hoot2
You nailed that right.

31 posted on 11/29/2003 8:34:25 AM PST by Peach (The Clintons have pardoned more terrorists than they ever captured or killed.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
I'm a big believer that we ought to internationalize this....

Translation: My husband couldn't run the government when he had it, so I'm not going to give George Bush a chance to show that HE can run the government, either -- let's turn it all over to France and Germany.

32 posted on 11/29/2003 8:34:52 AM PST by Ciexyz
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To: jetson
"There is no way in hell that the thing on the left is presidential material. "

easy for you to say, you're not a demonRAT
besides, all the good demonRATS are dead.

33 posted on 11/29/2003 8:37:20 AM PST by hoot2
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
"I'm a big believer that we ought to internationalize this, but it will take a big change in our administration's thinking," Clinton said. "I don't see that it's forthcoming."

"I'm a big believer that we need adults in the White House. We need to stop chasing interns around the desk. Our administration used any international excuse to fire off missiles to divert attention from our immature President. At the same time, totally ignore our domestic economy. This is a big change in our administration's thinking," Crusty said. "I don't see that it's forthcoming.

No, wait. That is Bill's administration.

Never mind.

34 posted on 11/29/2003 8:37:26 AM PST by John123 (The Governator is gonna clear a lot of the deadwood in Sacramento!)
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To: Darksheare
I'm not a Hillary supporter but she is going what politicians do best... pressing the flesh. She is making the rounds in a way that should make every one of the 9 dwarfs cringe in panic.

The Clark fiasco should have inflicted waves of terror in the DNC. Here comes this unknown guy and whoosh all the other guys are swept to the side. It still wouldn't be hard to see Hillary waltzing in at the last minute and making a run.

More rational though says not until 2008. I'll bet there is a huge team calculating that Bush should have a majority of the terrorist problem straightened out by 2008. This would be a perfect time for her to step in and start taking credit for winning the entire war on terror.
35 posted on 11/29/2003 8:37:41 AM PST by Dutch Boy
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To: cars for sale
4 stomachs, 3 chins, crows flocks of feet, a wart or two, and the attitude of a raped gorilla...
Oh, and a frigid field for defense.
36 posted on 11/29/2003 8:39:59 AM PST by Darksheare (Even as we speak, my 100,000 killer wombat army marches forth)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
I'm curious: during her entire trip, has the old bat had one negative thing to say about Saddam? From what I read, it is a Bush-bashing trip disguised as hobnobbing with the troops. I guess she wants those absentee ballots to go in the Dims' favor this time around.
37 posted on 11/29/2003 8:40:19 AM PST by Paul Atreides (Is it really so difficult to post the entire article?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
Everytime she goes to shake hands, that evil mouth of hers flies open. It is creepy. It's like a gecko lizard or something.
38 posted on 11/29/2003 8:41:34 AM PST by Paul Atreides (Is it really so difficult to post the entire article?)
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To: Darksheare
and a forked tongue as well
39 posted on 11/29/2003 8:42:04 AM PST by cars for sale
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To: Dutch Boy
Yes.
And if she 'ran' and lost in 2004, she may likely get away without politcal damage, AND get the 'right' to whine about how things would be 'if I were king!!'.

There's all kinds of possibilities, and what she's doing DOES look alot like a presidential campaign.
40 posted on 11/29/2003 8:47:04 AM PST by Darksheare (Even as we speak, my 100,000 killer wombat army marches forth)
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