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Dear Friend, More than 150,000 of our brave men and women are in a war zone, and Dick Cheney doesn't think Congress should know about how we are planning to bring them home. Well I do, and I won't stop putting pressure on this administration until I know they have a plan to bring our troops home safely. But it's not just that Cheney doesn't think Congress should have oversight -- he thinks those of us who do are "reinforcing enemy propaganda." It is time to find out exactly where the Bush administration stands on this issue. I'm going to...

Dear Friend, There's only one way to change America: together. There's only one way to make history: together. And I'm so proud to have you by my side as we take our country back after six and a half years of cronyism and corruption, incompetence and deception. Every "You go girl!" and "Give em Hill!", every letter of support you've sent, every dollar you've contributed, every friend you've recruited, every blog you've written, every house party you've attended, every petition you've signed, every time you've shown your support, every one of these things is the heart and soul of my...

Dear Friend, I really need your help. On July 23, Hillary will participate in a debate sponsored by YouTube and CNN. All of the candidates will make a 30-second video that will play at some time during the debate. My job in the campaign is to make the videos and the ads, and I have a great team of really creative people helping me. But when we sat down to figure out what our 30-second video for the debate should be, we decided pretty quickly to give you the assignment instead. You know why you support Hillary. You know why...

WNBC WASHINGTON -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's former finance director has been indicted on charges of filing fictitious reports that misstated contributions for a Hollywood fund-raising gala for the senator, the Justice Department said Friday. The indictment, rare for a political campaign, was unsealed in Los Angeles charging David Rosen with four counts of filing false reports with the Federal Election Commission. The charges focus on an Aug. 12, 2000, dinner and concert supported by more than $1.1 million in "in-kind contributions" -- goods and services provided for free or below cost. The event was estimated to cost more than...

Dear Friend, There's nothing quite like a crowd of 7,000 cheering supporters to let you know your campaign is on the right track and yesterday, that's just what Bill and I enjoyed in Des Moines. We're on our "Ready for Change, Ready to Lead" tour across Iowa, and we are having a great time! It's so clear we've got real momentum with voters in this race, and I know you're the key reason. Your tremendous support in the last two weeks has made all the difference, making sure we have the resources we need to take our campaign to the...

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Dear Friend, You know, after 16 years, Hillary still never ceases to amaze me. And last night at the presidential debate, she did it again. She laid out clear and concise ideas for bringing our troops home from Iraq and showed that she's the one who can get us out of the war. And she said what we all know -- that Democrats are united in their efforts to end this war while Republicans are falling over themselves to escalate it. As she said, this is George Bush's war, and it's time to stop emphasizing our differences and unite to...

Her critics can finally pin her down. Hillary haters have something beside their votes to express displeasure with the New York senator and presidential wannabe - the Hillary Clinton voodoo doll, complete with a book of hexes, pins and a battle cry to "stick it to her, before she sticks it to you!" The voodoo doll spell book advises using black magic to inspire "Hillary's chubby hubby to take some embarrassing missteps" by shacking up with a woman who'll "go public when the dirty deed is done." You can also form her platform by having her promise "gay divorce" and...

Dear Friend, America is ready for change. Everywhere I go, people tell me they are ready to put an end to the disastrous Bush years -- ready to make a fresh start and finally meet the challenges we face. Wouldn't it be great to restart the 21st century? Once the voting begins, our opportunity to persuade people that we are ready to lead America into that future will come at a fast and furious pace. As more big states move up the dates of their primaries, we're headed for an election in which more than half of the country will...

Dear Friend, Thank you for your tremendous support over the past weeks. Saturday's deadline marked the end of the first phase of the campaign, and you made sure it was an unqualified success. Two months ago, I said I was in it to win it, and the conversations we've been having online and around the country have convinced me more than ever that I've made the right decision. This country needs change, and it's going to take experienced leadership to make that change happen. Together, we can accomplish great things. We can end the war in Iraq. We can achieve...

Dear xxxxxxx Yesterday, I was proud to announce the NOW Political Action Committee's (NOW PAC) endorsement of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's candidacy for the presidency. As we come to an end of a month of honoring women making history - including a record number of women serving in Congress, the first woman elected speaker of the House of Representatives, and more women than ever before leading nations around the world, we mark the beginning of our campaign to elect a history-making candidate for the U.S. Presidency. For 30 years, the NOW PAC has worked in every election cycle to elect...

Hillary Clinton to Pay Vilsack's $400,000 Campaign Debt Democratic presidential contender Hillary Rodham Clinton has agreed to help one-time candidate Tom Vilsack, who endorsed her on Monday, as he seeks to retire a campaign debt of more than $400,000. Clinton spokesman Mark Daley said he was uncertain how Clinton would go about raising money for Vilsack, but he conceded that at some point, she would have to contact her supporters. "Someone in her shop is going to have to reach out," Daley said. Vilsack and his wife, Christie, endorsed Clinton in her bid for the Democratic nomination at an Iowa...

Dear Friend, I'm not someone to play coy about my intentions. When I make a decision, I go all in and follow through. Hillary Clinton has the same determination, and it is something I have always admired. When I first ran for governor of Iowa in 1998, many people didn't give me much of a chance. But not Hillary. She told me she'd do everything she could do to help, and she followed through. She stood by my side, and Iowa is better for it. She helped ignite the spark that changed Iowa from a red state to a blue...

Dear Friend, Today I called on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales to resign. Join me in calling for him to step down. http://www.hillaryclinton.com/resignnow Why should Gonzales resign? Because he is at the center of a widening scandal over the firing of several U.S. attorneys -- firings we now know to be political. These attacks on the impartiality of the federal government's prosecutors are a genuine threat to the foundations of our justice system. It's so bad that one U.S. attorney in Arkansas was fired to make room for a former aide to Karl Rove. Gonzales's chief of staff has already resigned...

Democrat Hillary Rodham Clinton told the nation's leading gay rights group in an unpublicized speech that she wants a partnership with gays if elected president. Clinton also said she opposes the "don't ask, don't tell" policy regarding gays in the military that was instituted during her husband's presidency. "I am proud to stand by your side," Clinton said in a keynote speech Friday to the Human Rights Campaign. Neither Clinton's campaign nor her Senate office made any announcement that she would be making the Friday address. Asked twice at a Monday campaign stop in Iowa why she did not publicize...

Dear Friend, All over America, women are taking our place as leaders, using our talents, our experience, and our values to build a better future for our communities and our country. There are more women in the House, the Senate, state legislatures, and governors' mansions today than at any time in our history. We're speaking out with a powerful voice -- in 2004, 9 million more women voted than men. At Hillary for President, we're celebrating Women's History Month with the launch of Women for Hillary, a nationwide network of women leaders who will reach out to friends, family, and...

Dear Friend, I want to thank you for the tremendous outpouring of support you showed me during our "One Week, One Million" drive. It was an incredible success, and it means so much knowing that I have so many friends all over the country who are committed to our campaign. As Bill said in his message yesterday, I know that with your help, we cannot lose. Yesterday, in my latest HillCast, I described a plan for an Apollo-like effort to make clean, alternative energy the energy of America. This plan would create a strategic energy fund to invest in developing...

Dear Friend, You want to know what we're up against in this campaign? Here's a direct quote: "Those Swift Boat Veterans for Truth were the real heroes of the 2004 election. We at the StopHillaryPAC want to do the same thing to Hillary." You read that right. There are people who think the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth are heroes for what they did in 2004 -- and now they have their sights set on Hillary. This week, let's show them what we're made of. With a contribution of just $100, $50, or even $25, you can help make our...

Dear Friend, Right now, there isn't one of us who isn't thinking about Iraq. That's why I went there recently: to meet with the commanders on the ground, to talk with Iraqi leaders, and to speak to the men and women who are fighting this war so heroically. I came back even more determined to stop the president's escalation of troops into Iraq and to start the redeployment of troops out of Iraq. So I outlined a plan, and on Friday, I introduced it to Congress as the Iraq Troop Protection and Reduction Act. My plan accomplishes a number of...

Keith Srakocic/Associated PressRichard Mellon Scaife in 1997. WASHINGTON, Feb. 16 — Back when Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton was first lady, no one better embodied what she once called the “vast right-wing conspiracy” than Richard Mellon Scaife. Mr. Scaife, reclusive heir to the Mellon banking fortune, spent more than $2 million investigating and publicizing accusations about the supposed involvement of Mrs. Clinton and former President Bill Clinton in corrupt land deals, sexual affairs, drug running and murder. But now, as Mrs. Clinton is running for the Democratic presidential nomination, Mr. Scaife’s checkbook is staying in his pocket. Christopher Ruddy, who...