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Purveyor

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Tue Jun 10, 2014, 12:19 PM Jun 2014

Hillary Clinton Keeps Obama Close While Citing Policy Gap

By Jonathan Allen and Nicole Gaouette Jun 10, 2014 12:00 AM ET

June 9 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg’s Jonathan Allen previews “Hard Choices,” Hillary Clinton’s new memoir. He speaks on Bloomberg Television’s “Street Smart.” (Source: Bloomberg)

In her latest memoir, former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton distances herself from President Barack Obama on foreign policy while characterizing their personal relationship as close.

It’s an early indication of how Clinton would have to run her campaign for the White House, keeping Obama close to win over his most ardent supporters and donors who were cool to her in 2008, while finding ways to separate herself from an Obama foreign policy often criticized as too timid by Republicans.

“I wouldn’t always agree with the president,” Clinton writes in “Hard Choices,” which is due to be released today by Simon & Schuster. “But he and I developed a strong professional relationship and, over time, forged the personal friendship he had predicted and that I came to value deeply.”

In other words, Obama’s likable enough -- even if he’s not always right.

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http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2014-06-10/hillary-clinton-keeps-obama-close-while-citing-policy-gap.html

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Tue Jun 10, 2014, 12:32 PM
Jun 2014

she wants foregin policy republicans want? That sure does away with the more to right than obama memo doesn't it.

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