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New York Senator and former first lady Hillary Clinton displayed her microphone skills earlier this week at a campaign event in the gymnasium of Tilford Middle School in Vinton, Ia.
The event began with a plea for caucus votes from former Iowa first lady Christie Vilsack, wife of former Iowa governor and one-time presidential candidate Tom Vilsack.
Among others, Clinton acknowledged State Sen. Rob Hogg and State Rep. Swati Dandekar before her speech. Hogg recently announced his endorsement of the presidential hopeful.
Afterwards, Dandekar spoke with the Iowa Independent about her view of Clinton’s experience as first lady. Dandekar has been a Clinton supporter for several months.
A video clip of Clinton’s speech is available below the fold.
During her speech on Monday, Clinton said, “I want to get back to a bipartisan foreign policy where all Americans are united on behalf of our country in dealing with the rest of the world.” Later, in a reference to sitting president George W. Bush, Clinton told the crowd that she wanted to send a message to the rest of the world that “the era of cowboy diplomacy is over.”
Here is Hillary Clinton on her plans for alternative energy and health care:
Following her speech, Clinton took several questions from the audience on a wide variety of topics, including: pollution and deforestation, Afghanistan poppy farmers, closing Guantanamo, NASA space programs, and military spending.
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