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*Correct The Record Tuesday July 15, 2014 Afternoon Roundup:*

*Tweets:*

*Correct The Record* @CorrectRecord: .@HillaryClinton appointed 1st Special
Envoy on climate change, sent message of importance of energy policy
#HRC365
http://correctrecord.org/hillary-clinton-protecting-the-environment/ …
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*Pres. Bill Clinton* @billclinton: Excited to be spending the next 8 days
visiting @ClintonFdn's partners & projects in SE Asia. First stop: Jaipur,
India. #CFAsia2014 [7/15/14, 8:16 a.m. EDT
<https://twitter.com/billclinton/status/489020766784995329>]

*Correct The Record* @CorrectRecord: The Clintons donate their speaking
fees to the @ClintonFdn, what does @NYTimesDowd do with hers?
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*Correct The Record* @CorrectRecord: .@NYTimesDowd continues her pattern of
misleading and smarmy attacks on the Clintons:
http://correctrecord.org/attack-maureen-dowd-goes-after-the-clintons-charitable-work/
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*Headlines:*

*Associated Press: “More Clinton White House Records to be Released”
<http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CLINTON_DOCUMENTS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT>*

“The National Archives says it plans to release more documents from former
President Bill Clinton's administration on Friday, part of a months-long
disbursement of White House records.”

*Washington Post: “Leading the State Department’s ‘Virtual Student Foreign
Service’ internship program”
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal_government/leading-the-state-departments-virtual-student-foreign-service-internship-program/2014/07/15/4c5e8322-0c27-11e4-b8e5-d0de80767fc2_story.html>*

“Launched by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Virtual Student
Foreign Service is an eInternship program that enables college and graduate
students to engage with the department’s ongoing diplomatic efforts.”

*Politico: “Mideast crisis strains Clinton legacy”
<http://www.politico.com/story/2014/07/hillary-clinton-legacy-mideast-biggest-accomplishment-108924.html?hp=l2>*

"When it comes to the Israelis and Palestinians, close observers say
Clinton achieved what was possible then in a complicated, often-cyclical
conflict, and that that’s how she should frame her record."

*National Review: “Charlie Cook: 40 Percent Chance Hillary Doesn’t Run”
<http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/382768/charlie-cook-40-percent-chance-hillary-doesnt-run-john-fund>*

“Analyst Charlie Cook, a 40-year veteran of Washington politics who often
reflects the consensus of political handicappers in Washington, told a
National Journal audience in Washington today that he is increasing the
chances that Hillary Clinton doesn’t seek the Democratic nomination in 2016
to 40 percent, up from 30 percent.”

*Washington Post opinion: Catherine Rampell: “Celebrities — Chelsea Clinton
or Kim Kardashian — are paid what the market will bear”
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/catherine-rampell-celebrities--chelsea-clinton-or-kim-kardashian--are-paid-what-the-market-will-bear/2014/07/14/d630c422-0b8a-11e4-8341-b8072b1e7348_story.html>*

“Lest there be any confusion, most compensation — but especially
compensation that’s accompanied by a flock of flashbulbs — is determined
not by some intrinsic measure of worldly achievement or moral worth but by
what the market will bear.”

*Schenectady Daily Gazette (N.Y.): “Tickets go fast to see Clinton in
Saratoga” <http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2014/jul/15/0715_clinton/>*

“Within the first hour of business, Northshire had already sold 200 copies
of the political memoir, which has been at the top of the New York Times
best-seller list. By later afternoon, 500 more copies had been sold.”

*Newsday: “Schumer disputes claim he coached Lazio vs. Hillary Clinton”
<http://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/spin-cycle-1.812042/charles-schumer-ny-senator-disputes-claim-he-coached-rick-lazio-vs-hillary-clinton-1.8805011>*

“In 2000, Sen. Charles Schumer so feared being upstaged by Hillary Clinton
that he coached her GOP opponent for senator from New York, Rick Lazio.
That's the claim of Lazio, according to a new anti-Clinton book to be
published July 22 -- and Schumer denies it.”

*Articles:*

*Associated Press: “More Clinton White House Records to be Released”
<http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/U/US_CLINTON_DOCUMENTS?SITE=AP&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT>*

By Ken Thomas

July 15, 2014, 12:05 p.m. EDT

The National Archives says it plans to release more documents from former
President Bill Clinton's administrationon Friday, part of a months-long
disbursement of White House records.

About 20,000 pages of records from Clinton's two terms have been released
since February. The papers are being closely monitored by media
organizations and historians as former secretary of state Hillary Rodham
Clinton considers a second presidential campaign.

About 1,000 pages of memos, transcripts and speech drafts will be
disseminated Friday by the National Archives through the Clinton
Presidential Library in Little Rock, Ark.

Previously released papers have shed light on the Clinton administration's
unsuccessful attempt to overhaul the health care system, Republicans'
sweeping victories in the 1994 mid-term elections and Bill Clinton's
handling of foreign policy.

*Washington Post: “Leading the State Department’s ‘Virtual Student Foreign
Service’ internship program”
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/federal_government/leading-the-state-departments-virtual-student-foreign-service-internship-program/2014/07/15/4c5e8322-0c27-11e4-b8e5-d0de80767fc2_story.html>*

By Partnership for Public Service

July 15, 2014, 9:56 a.m. EDT

For the past four years, 32 year-old Bridget Roddy has been the mastermind
behind a Department of State internship program that enables students to
work virtually on projects in countries as far flung as Azerbaijan,
Bahrain, Botswana, Cambodia and Egypt.

Launched by former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, the Virtual Student
Foreign Service is an eInternship program that enables college and graduate
students to engage with the department’s ongoing diplomatic efforts. Since
the program’s inception, more than 1,200 eInterns have made vital
contributions to the mission and work of the State Department.

“The Virtual Student Foreign Service is a key tool to drive innovation,
support new initiatives and bring in fresh ideas and perspectives to
government by tapping in to an immense resource pool of talented volunteers
– U.S. students,” said Roddy.

Students work remotely an average of 10 hours per week on their eInternship
projects, which last the duration of the academic year running from fall
through spring semesters. Roddy said the flexibility of the program enables
students to continue with their classes, work and other commitments.

The scope of work can range from research and analysis, redesigning
websites, building a mobile app or contributing to reports on a wide-range
of issues such as human rights, economics and the environment.

Past projects include researching and drafting public health information to
communicate about emerging diseases to the Vietnamese people, identifying
strategies to improve scientific collaboration between the United States
and Mongolia, facilitating weekly, virtual meet-ups to identify and discuss
journalism trends with Egyptian youth, and digitally mapping the dangerous
effects of air pollution in south China mainland.

Projects for the upcoming academic year range from creating a database of
Bahrain’s publicly available economic data and covering Botswana’s general
elections to conducting research and analysis related to Cambodia’s migrant
labor force.

“The Virtual Student Foreign Service has opened up a pool of students to us
who may not have the financial means to participate in a full-time
internship in D.C,” said Dan Sheerin, who heads the State Department’s
diplomatic innovation division. “These students are bringing in new
perspectives, ideas and skills and are helping the department do some
significant initiatives that we wouldn’t have the capacity to do without
them.”

Applications are currently open on USAJOBS.gov for the 2014-2015 academic
year, and there are 323 projects available, which Roddy said is 50 more
than last year.

Roddy also noted that applications have almost doubled every year since the
program’s launch.

“The program started with one sentence and now has grown to be the largest
virtual internship program at State,” she said.

“This program had a very limited start, and Bridget has been instrumental
in making it much larger and much more successful. She did that through
hard work, some creative thinking, collaboration and innovation,” said
Sheerin.

Sheerin said one reason for this growth is due to Roddy’s idea to expand
the program to 11 agencies that have overseas activities, including the
U.S. Agency for International Development, Environmental Protection Agency,
Smithsonian Institution and National Aeronautics and Space Administration.

“People want to be part of this because they understand the opportunity it
provides to bring students in to help further the diplomatic efforts of our
colleagues working on the ground around the world,” said Sheerin.

Roddy, whose father was in the Foreign Service, has always wanted to find
new ways of supporting and contributing to the important work of the State
Department. Roddy strongly believes her work leading the Virtual Student
Foreign Service is allowing her to do this.

“Through this program, young people with diverse backgrounds are introduced
to the work of the State Department and the broad career opportunities. The
program also encourages participation by civil society. It is one more way
students can participate in government and we can all benefit greatly by
their participation.”

*This article was jointly prepared by the Partnership for Public Service, a
group seeking to enhance the performance of the federal government,
and washingtonpost.com <http://washingtonpost.com/>. Go to the Fed Page of
The Washington Post to read about other federal workers who are making a
difference. To recommend a Federal Player of the Week, contact us
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*Politico: “Mideast crisis strains Clinton legacy”
<http://www.politico.com/story/2014/07/hillary-clinton-legacy-mideast-biggest-accomplishment-108924.html?hp=l2>*

By Katie Glueck

July 15, 2014, 11:03 a.m. EDT

Hillary Clinton often points to the 2012 cease-fire between Israel and
Hamas as one of her biggest accomplishments as secretary of state.

She may have to add an asterisk to that story.

The truce Clinton helped forge has fallen apart less than two years later,
and Israel and the Palestinian militant group that runs the Gaza Strip are
again deep in military conflict. The parties briefly considered a ceasefire
agreement from Egypt, but by Tuesday morning it looked unlikely to take
hold, and hostilities continued.

The developments over the last several days underscore the challenge
Clinton faces should she try to use her State Department record as a plank
on which to run for president. With crises flaring up all over the world,
foreign policy achievements are often fleeting. In Clinton’s case, some of
her proudest moments have the potential to be tarnished by events beyond
her control.

Clinton’s efforts to reset the U.S. relationship with Russia, for example,
were once billed as a success. She has since had to defend that approach,
especially following Russian President Vladimir Putin’s aggressive steps
against Ukraine, and she now criticizes Putin at every turn. Negotiations
over Iran’s nuclear program are another case where she continues to walk a
fine line: on one hand touting success in bringing Tehran to the table; on
the other, expressing skepticism about the still-unfolding talks, creating
distance for herself should they fail.

When it comes to the Israelis and Palestinians, close observers say Clinton
achieved what was possible then in a complicated, often-cyclical conflict,
and that that’s how she should frame her record.

“I think she can talk about it in terms of what the context was at the
time, what the reality of Gaza [was]” said Dennis Ross, a veteran Middle
East hand who served as a special adviser to Clinton at State. “And the
fact that there are no simple answers to Gaza.”

Ziad Asali, the president of the American Task Force on Palestine, echoed
that sentiment: “She could point to [the cease-fire] as an accomplishment …
But it is an accomplishment that did not stand the test of time.”

Clinton was a highly visible secretary of state who logged visits to 112
countries during her four years on the job, often trying to repair
relationships strained under the Bush administration. Insulated from the
political fray, Clinton saw her approval ratings soar during her time at
Foggy Bottom.

Foreign policy analysts are now debating her legacy, with some calling her
among America’s best-ever secretaries of state and others arguing that she
lacks a signature achievement or doctrine.

Clinton has laid out her side in her new memoir, “Hard Choices,” which
recounts her State Department days. The book offers a detailed account of
the final moments leading up to the 2012 cease-fire agreement, a deal in
which the Egyptian government, led then by the Muslim Brotherhood’s Mohamed
Morsi, played a crucial role. That year, after days of clashes between
Hamas militants and Israel, the latter looked poised for a ground invasion
into Gaza as retaliation for Hamas rockets aimed at Israeli cities.

The Clinton memoir’s section on the cease-fire highlights anxieties that
persisted about such a deal, noting that she wondered at the time “how long
— or even if — the cease-fire would hold,” concluding the chapter on the
issue by noting that it “held better than anyone expected.”

On her book tour in the United State and Europe, and in several speeches
before the book’s release, she has singled out the deal repeatedly as one
of which she is particularly proud — and still intact. In a C-SPAN
interview that aired over the July 4 weekend, right before hostilities
broke out in a concerted fashion, Clinton was asked about her “favorite”
story from the book. She offered several anecdotes, but noted the Gaza
ceasefire first.

“It was a very tense period of time and we were successful,” she said. “We
got an agreement, we got a cease-fire and to this day it has held, but it’s
the kind of story that could have gone wrong at any point.”

The new fighting between Israel and Hamas was triggered by the kidnapping
and murder of three Israeli teens, followed by the apparent retaliatory
killing of a Palestinian teen. Israel has launched airstrikes in Gaza,
while Hamas is fighting with rockets. Israel’s security cabinet on Tuesday
accepted a ceasefire proposal laid out by Egypt, but Hamas rejected it,
saying it hadn’t been consulted, and fighting continued.

Clinton hasn’t publicly offered her prescription for today’s situation in
the Middle East. But one Clinton adviser said that the duration of the
cease-fire she helped achieve last time was fairly standard for the
Israeli-Palestinian conflict, where attempts to reach a lasting peace deal
have gone nowhere in recent years.

William Daroff, the senior vice president for public policy at the Jewish
Federations of North America, said Clinton deserves credit for 18 months of
“relative peace.”

“Eighteen months is better than 17 months,” Daroff said. “But there was
never the expectation that this would be the peace to end all peaces.”

The situation in Gaza and Israel comes amid deepening turmoil in Iraq,
Syria and other parts of the Middle East.

Khaled Elgindy, a fellow at the Brookings Institution who has advised the
Palestinians in negotiations with Israel, said that the last ceasefire was
“important, to the extent that it was adhered to,” though he gave the
lion’s share of the credit to the Egyptians.

“The process repeatedly fails,” Elgindy said. The U.S. has frequently
sought to serve as a peace broker, so it “has to share some of the blame.
That includes Hillary Clinton as well as her boss, President Obama, and her
successor, John Kerry, and their predecessors, going back to President
Clinton and before that. There are historical problems with the way the
U.S. has managed this process and we need to acknowledge those.”

Nonetheless, having gone through that cease-fire negotiation, Clinton can
present herself as someone with the fortitude to take on the challenge
posed by the seemingly endless conflict, said Michael Oren, who was serving
as Israel’s ambassador to the United States in 2012.

Oren, now the ambassador-in-residence at the Atlantic Council, praised
Clinton as “very formidable and indefatigable” during the last crisis.

“We can judge — we have to judge — her accomplishments by what was
achievable then,” he said. The “fact that [the cease-fire] hasn’t held up
is no reflection on her, because there’s always going to be a breakdown,
eventually, with anything in this area.”

*National Review: “Charlie Cook: 40 Percent Chance Hillary Doesn’t Run”
<http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/382768/charlie-cook-40-percent-chance-hillary-doesnt-run-john-fund>*

By John Fund

July 15, 2014, 10:32 a.m. EDT

Analyst Charlie Cook, a 40-year veteran of Washington politics who often
reflects the consensus of political handicappers in Washington, told a
National Journal audience in Washington today that he is increasing the
chances that Hillary Clinton doesn’t seek the Democratic nomination in 2016
to 40 percent, up from 30 percent. “She didn’t have a great time on the
book tour, and people in their late 60s usually don’t make a nine-year
commitment (to run and serve as president) easily,” he said.  He described
running for president in the modern era as “a horrific marathon process of
groveling to people you may not even like.”

A 2016 campaign without Hillary would open up the Democratic nomination to
candidates ranging from Massachusetts senator Elizabeth Warren and Maryland
governor Martin O’Malley on the left to former Indiana senator Evan Bayh
(who expressed interest in running last week) on the right.

Cook also said he would be surprised if Jeb Bush ran for the Republican
nomination in 2016 because the party’s base “is moving away from him on the
two issues he cares about most: immigration and education with a strong
element of support for the Common Core in it.”  Cook also said that the
weak economy and President Obama’s failure to accomplish more in office
gives Republicans a 60 percent chance of retaking the U.S. Senate this fall.

*Washington Post opinion: Catherine Rampell: “Celebrities — Chelsea Clinton
or Kim Kardashian — are paid what the market will bear”
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/catherine-rampell-celebrities--chelsea-clinton-or-kim-kardashian--are-paid-what-the-market-will-bear/2014/07/14/d630c422-0b8a-11e4-8341-b8072b1e7348_story.html>*

By Catherine Rampell

July 14, 2014, 8:08 p.m. EDT

Talons drawn, the media have descended upon Chelsea Clinton. Again.

Not for her frizzy hair, now smoothed with a killer blowout, or for that
preteen metal mouth, now braces-free and pearly white.

This time the attacks are over how much money she makes — for her network
television fluff pieces and well-attended gigs on the lecture circuit —
despite her stick-thin résumé.

“The former First Daughter has never run for office, held a public policy
job or done philanthropic work outside her family business,” sneered the
New York Daily News. “But that hasn’t stopped the speaking fees from
rolling in — along with a reported $600,000 salary as ‘special
correspondent’ for NBC News.”

Likewise, upon learning that Clinton Fille pulls in $75,000 per speaking
engagement, the New York Times’s Maureen Dowd asked, “Why on earth is she
worth that much money? Why, given her dabbling in management consulting,
hedge-funding and coattail-riding, is an hour of her time valued at an
amount that most Americans her age don’t make in a year?”

To which my reaction is: Since when do you need talent or skills to be a
well-paid celebrity?

Lest there be any confusion, most compensation — but especially
compensation that’s accompanied by a flock of flashbulbs — is determined
not by some intrinsic measure of worldly achievement or moral worth but by
what the market will bear.

Witness famous-for-being-famous reality star Kim Kardashian.

Kardashian vastly out-earns Clinton and more accomplished public figures
such as Nobel laureate Toni Morrison. The new Mrs. Kanye West charges
$100,000 per appearance, according to the fine celebrity journalists at OK!
Magazine, and at those gigs no one even expects her to deliver prepared
remarks on eradicating waterborne illnesses or racial tensions. (In fact,
it wouldn’t surprise me if her contracts explicitly forbid such
pontification.) On some occasions, Kardashian has commanded as much as
$500,000, her reported payout for attending the recent Vienna Opera Ball.
It’s not clear what talents Kardashian possesses that make her “worth”
$500,000 per appearance, except maybe a talent for identifying people
willing to pay her $500,000 per appearance.

It’s more than that, of course. Hollywood celebrities like Kardashian — and
political personalities like Clinton or Sarah Palin — can command big
appearance fees because the organizations hiring them derive some value
from the appearance, too.

Several years ago, I did a back-of-the-envelope calculation to determine
why nightclubs might be paying “Jersey Shore” starlet Nicole “Snooki”
Polizzi the head-scratchingly high fee of $25,000 merely to drink, dance
and socialize for a few hours. It turned out that once you took into
account the extra revenue streams that Snooki’s name brought in — from
cover charges, bottle service and publicity in glossy magazines — her
attendance might actually have been worth several multiples of what she
charged clubs.

The exact numbers probably no longer hold up today, since in recent years
Snooki’s star, if not her tan, has faded. But the same principles apply to
other celebrities and political scions getting big bucks for appearances on
TV and red-carpet events.

After all, having a brand name like Chelsea Clinton keynote your conference
or college lecture series can attract better attendance, bigger donations
and more press coverage. Televising her recognizable visage can likewise
draw in valuable eyeballs. Same goes for other politicians’ children, such
as Jenna Bush Hager, Meghan McCain and Ron Reagan, who have also been paid
contributors for the NBC family of channels. What these political starlets
lack in actual journalistic training they make up for in name recognition
and precious political connections, both of which — fairly or not — are
highly valuable to broadcast outlets.

Whatever the optics, I don’t begrudge Kardashian or Clinton the money they
can make by charging the market rate for their services; I instead blame
audiences for endowing these celebrity brands with value and cash-strapped
state schools for wasting money on star appearances that could instead be
used for scholarships.

If there is any objection I have to Clinton’s speaking gigs, it’s not the
size of her paycheck. It’s the possibility that her hosts and employers are
hiring her in order to buy influence with a possible future president
(Clinton Mère), an aspect of Chelsea Clinton’s lucrative speaking career
that for some reason has not been emphasized in most media reports. This
possibility is particularly troubling given the family’s resistance during
the 2008 primaries to releasing information about donations to the Clinton
Foundation, where Clinton’s speaking fees reportedly go. When it comes to
the Clintons, exposure is easy to come by; transparency, less so.

*Schenectady Daily Gazette (N.Y.): “Tickets go fast to see Clinton in
Saratoga” <http://www.dailygazette.com/news/2014/jul/15/0715_clinton/>*

By Justin Mason

July 15, 2014

On foot several blocks away and with only minutes remaining before the
Northshire Bookstore's scheduled opening Monday, Teri Morrow wasn't leaving
anything to chance.

The city resident figured tickets for former U.S. Secretary of State
Hillary Rodham Clinton's book signing later this month would go fast and
that she might not have enough hustle to get there while some were still
left.

At a red light, she politely knocked on a random motorist's window and
asked if she could get a lift down to the store.

Hitching a ride turned out to be overkill: Morrow easily nabbed two copies
of Clinton's memoir, "Hard Choices," after waiting in line for only about
five minutes. But that didn't diminish her enthusiasm to see the first
lady-turned-New York senator-turned-member of the Obama cabinet.

"I think she's very Machiavellian," Morrow said outside the bookstore. "My
god, she's done a lot in her life. She's an impressive person."

Only 1,000 tickets were available for the signing and they were going fast
Monday morning. A crowd of roughly three dozen people was waiting outside
the Broadway entrance to purchase the book to receive the complimentary
ticket.

Within the first hour of business, Northshire had already sold 200 copies
of the political memoir, which has been at the top of the New York Times
best-seller list. By later afternoon, 500 more copies had been sold.

*Tight Controls*

The event will be tightly controlled. Customers must have a ticket,
wristband and Clinton's book to enter onto the line; there's also a limit
of one signature per customer, with no personalization.

People attending the signing won't be allowed to pose for pictures with
Clinton, but can take a photograph from a designated area in the store. And
no bags or personal items will be allowed in the event space.

Though Clinton is no stranger to Saratoga Springs -- she made several
appearances as the state's junior senator and again as head of the State
Department -- her visit this time around comes as she's the presumptive
favorite to run for president on the Democratic ticket in 2016. A
Quinnipiac University National Poll conducted last week found that 58
percent of Democrat or Democratic-leaning voters would select her in a
primary over U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Vice President
Joe Biden and New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.

 Clinton was also given the edge over potential Republican candidates. U.S.
Rep. Paul Ryan and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush -- both trailing Clinton by
seven percentage points -- were the closest potential GOP rivals, according
to the poll.

No doubt, Clinton's chances at becoming the nation's first female
commander-in-chief resonated with Northshire customers rushing to the store
after it publicly announced her book signing Monday morning. Joan Malone of
East Greenbush bought a pair of the books for her adult sons, one of whom
is Phillip Malone, a Democratic candidate for the state's 107th Assembly
District this fall.

"It's very exciting" she said. "She could be our next president."

 Clinton, who still hasn't indicated whether she'll run for the Oval
Office, launched her memoir with a flurry of signings last month. Many of
her large-city signings drew large crowds, including at a Barnes & Noble in
New York City, where customers lined up more than eight hours in advance of
her appearance.

Since the book's release June 10, Clinton has done signings from coast to
coast. Some media pundits have already likened the events to a
thinly-veiled trial run for her presidential campaign.

But if "Hard Choices" is a precursor, Clinton might want to consider
retooling her strategy. A Boston Globe reviewer described it as "a book
that is destined to be purchased but not read, a volume given but not
opened."

"It may even sell a lot of copies, but only because a good number of people
may be willing to spend $35 for the privilege of joining the queue at
Costco for a brisk hello and an India-ink autograph on the title page,"
wrote Globe reviewer David Shribman last month.

*Intriguing Figure*

Indeed, customers at Northshire seemed more intrigued about the prospect of
meeting Clinton than the content of her memoir. Amy Marlette of Ballston
Spa purchased one copy when the store first opened, only to venture back an
hour later for second -- a copy so her wife could also meet Clinton.

"I'll probably have to come back for two more books later," she said,
alluding to a pair of family members who she predicted will also want to
see Clinton.

For Sue Paciola of Broadablin, the book was an impulse buy. She was
browsing through Northshire when she heard about Clinton's forthcoming
appearance.

"But I'd also like to see what she has to offer," she said of the book.

*Newsday: “Schumer disputes claim he coached Lazio vs. Hillary Clinton”
<http://www.newsday.com/long-island/politics/spin-cycle-1.812042/charles-schumer-ny-senator-disputes-claim-he-coached-rick-lazio-vs-hillary-clinton-1.8805011>*

By Tom Brune

July 15, 2014

In 2000, Sen. Charles Schumer so feared being upstaged by Hillary Clinton
that he coached her GOP opponent for senator from New York, Rick Lazio.

That's the claim of Lazio, according to a new anti-Clinton book to be
published July 22 -- and Schumer denies it.

Lazio has not responded to an email query.

The book is "Clinton, Inc.: The Audacious Rebuilding of a Political
Machine, " by Daniel Halper, the online editor of the neocon Weekly
Standard.

According to the NY Post story by its Washington bureau chief Geoff Earle,
Lazio said: "I thought he was generally . . . He was supportive. Quite
helpful to me behind the scenes and encouraging."

Not so, said Schumer spokeswoman Meredith Kelly.

"Sen. Schumer was a die-hard Hillary supporter from the moment she
announced she was running for the Senate. He and Mr. Lazio had a fine
relationship and worked well together in the New York delegation, but Mr.
Lazio’s recollection of the campaign just doesn’t match reality," she said.