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Hillary Clinton: U.S. 'Impatient' for Woman Prez
Americans are growing 'impatient" as they wait for a woman to be elected president, 2008 presidential candidate Hillary Clinton said Saturday night. "People are saying,' Well, at least we're ready,'" Clinton told interviewer Jane Pauley, as the two held a public chat for charity in San Francisco. "There's a feeling that it's time," she added. Then, in quotes picked up the New York Sun, the former first lady said she detected "a certain impatience" to see a female president following the election of women to similar roles in other countries. Despite Mrs. Clinton's claims, a Gallup poll found last week that 51 percent of Americans had already made up their minds not to vote for her.
Story Continues Below The top Democrat offered the comments after Pauley noted that President Bush had recently said she'd make a "formidable" candidate. Mrs. Clinton declined to return the compliment however, and instead blasted Mr. Bush for mishandling the rebuilding of New Orleans after it was destroyed by Hurricane Katrina. "I think that basically we are now watching a deliberate policy of neglect take root," Hillary complained. She then suggested that the White House didn't want to rebuild New Orleans because "all those Democrats might come home." Editor's note:
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