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*​**Correct The Record Tuesday October 27, 2014 Afternoon Roundup:*

*Headlines:*

*Washington Post: “Hillary Rodham Clinton courts women voters for this
election — and possibly 2016”
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hillary-rodham-clinton-courts-women-voters-for-this-election--and-possibly-2016/2014/10/26/dd489b18-5a1d-11e4-8264-deed989ae9a2_story.html>*

“After playing down her position as the first woman to seriously contest
the presidency in 2008, Clinton now embraces ‘women’s issues’ and laces her
stump speeches with personal asides and examples from her own career.”

*Atlanta Journal Constitution blog: Political Insider: “Bill Clinton headed
to Georgia as a Democratic closer”
<http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2014/10/27/bill-clinton-headed-to-georgia-as-a-democratic-closer/>*

“The closing act for Democrats in Georgia will include a Friday rally
headlined by former President Bill Clinton in downtown Atlanta, we’re told.”

*Wall Street Cheat Sheet: “7 Can’t-Miss Memoirs By Famous Funny Ladies”
<http://wallstcheatsheet.com/entertainment/7-cant-miss-memoirs-by-famous-funny-ladies.html/?a=viewall>*

*“Yes Please – Amy Poehler*

“[…] Told in the charming and hilariously honest tone all Poehler fans are
familiar with, the book also includes some real-life advice, both practical
and otherwise. Some other highlights include a chapter written by Seth
Meyers, another by Poehler’s mother, and a letter from Hillary Clinton.”

*Office of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi: “PM gives Birthday
Greetings to Hillary Clinton”
<http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=110812>*

“Prime Minister,Shri Narendra Modi has given Birthday Greetings to Hillary
Clinton, the former First Lady and former Secretary of State of USA.”

*Wall Street Journal opinion: James Freeman: “Is Hillary a Clinton
Democrat?”
<http://online.wsj.com/articles/is-hillary-a-clinton-democrat-1414413945?cb=logged0.321015550987795>*

“Many Democratic donors have no doubt been planning to support Mrs. Clinton
as the sensible alternative to the Warren wing of the party. But party
moderates have now received another warning that Hillary Clinton’s
Democrats may not have much in common with Bill’s.”

*CNN: “Boston Globe endorses GOP governor candidate, first time in 20
years”
<http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/27/politics/boston-globe-endorses-martha-coakley-opponent/index.html>*

“Democrats are boosting efforts to save Coakley's declining stock. Former
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joined Patrick and Massachusetts Sen.
Elizabeth Warren at a campaign rally for Coakley on Friday.”

*Articles:*

*Washington Post: “Hillary Rodham Clinton courts women voters for this
election — and possibly 2016”
<http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/hillary-rodham-clinton-courts-women-voters-for-this-election--and-possibly-2016/2014/10/26/dd489b18-5a1d-11e4-8264-deed989ae9a2_story.html>*

By Sebastian Payne and Anne Gearan

October 27, 2014, 6:00 a.m. EDT

CHARLOTTE — Here in North Carolina and in other midterm battlegrounds,
Hillary Rodham Clinton is talking to and about women for reasons that
appear to have as much to do with the next election as this one.

After playing down her position as the first woman to seriously contest the
presidency in 2008, Clinton now embraces “women’s issues” and laces her
stump speeches with personal asides and examples from her own career.

At a series of rallies in recent weeks, Clinton has appeared alongside
Democratic women candidates and at events designed to appeal to women and
energize them to vote. She also has adopted a fiercely partisan message
that champions working mothers and women at the fragile edge of the middle
class — a theme that could carry over well into a presidential bid should
she choose to run.

“Reach out particularly to every single woman you know, because women’s
rights are like the canary in the mine,” Clinton said at a weekend rally
for Sen. Kay Hagan (D-N.C.). “If you don’t protect women’s rights at home
and around the world, everybody’s rights are at risk. And there is a
concerted effort right now to turn back that clock, isn’t there?”

A day earlier, Clinton campaigned for Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate
Martha Coakley and Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate Gina Raimondo. She
also has appeared with female candidates in New Hampshire, Kentucky,
California and elsewhere this fall and has made a point of noting that more
than 100 women are running for Congress as Democrats in the Nov. 4 election.

The emphasis reflects broad Democratic fears that women will stay home this
year and that Democratic candidates are losing ground with key
constituencies. “This is not politics as usual,” Clinton told the crowd in
Charlotte. “This is serious business about what kind of future North
Carolina and America will have.”

The message also resonates with a 2016 Democratic primary electorate,
particularly unmarried women. Clinton also appears to be trying to connect
with older, married women who are less lopsided in their support of
Democrats.

Republicans dismiss Clinton’s gender-focused rhetoric. “Hillary is taking a
page out of the Democrats’ worn-out ‘war on women’ messaging,” said Kirsten
Kukowski, press secretary at the Republican National Committee. “Women are
an important part of the electorate that the Republican Party is engaging
every day.”

“There’s a lot of issues that Hillary is going to have to address on her
relationships with and attitude toward women,” she added.

Clinton, who stepped down as secretary of state nearly two years ago, has
said she will decide by early next year whether she is running for
president. Her stump appearances reinforce the strong presumption among
Democrats that she will run.

If she does, she will need to tell voters why she deserves a second chance
and why she is different this time. She is taking advice from national and
state Democratic Party leaders and the White House in choosing where to
campaign, while also relying on her own tight circle of advisers.

During Clinton’s 2008 presidential campaign, she repeatedly said she was
running because she was the best-qualified person to become president. She
waited until her concession speech to fully embrace the historic nature of
her candidacy.

This time, a turn toward a women-focused message came earlier this month at
an event in support of Pennsylvania gubernatorial candidate Tom Wolf, where
her address was markedly different from many of her restrained, post-State
Department addresses.

“When women vote in America, America wins,” Clinton said. “When women vote
in Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania wins.”

She also contrasted comments made by incumbent Gov. Tom Corbett (R) about
same-sex marriage and abortion. Wolf, Clinton said, “will never support a
law forcing women to undergo an invasive ultrasound procedure. He will
never tell Pennsylvania women, ‘Stop complaining, you just have to close
your eyes.’ He will never compare the marriage of two loving and committed
partners to incest.”

On Friday, Clinton appeared on stage in Boston with Sen. Elizabeth Warren
(D-Mass.), who is seen as a potential rival for the 2016 Democratic
presidential nomination. She praised Warren’s anti-Wall Street credentials
— which are somewhat at odds with Clinton — and her record on family values.

“I am so pleased to be here with your senior senator, the passionate
champion for working people and middle-class families, Elizabeth Warren,”
she said. “I love watching Elizabeth give it to those who deserve to get
it.”

Clinton also weaves personal tales into her stump speeches of her time as a
mother and now a grandmother. At a $1.4 million Democratic fundraiser last
week in San Francisco, Clinton shared a long anecdote about a child-care
crisis she faced as a young lawyer: She was due in court, but 2-year-old
Chelsea was sick — along with the babysitter — and Bill Clinton was out of
town.

A friend came to the rescue, Clinton said, allowing her to dash to court
and return home as soon as she could. That day “was an exception for me,
but for so many moms and dads that ache is with them every single day,”
Clinton said. “The most vulnerable families in our country have the least
support.”

Clinton’s approach has been driven in part by data gathered by Emily’s
List, a political action committee focused on women’s rights that endorsed
Clinton in 2008.

“Our research shows that economic security for women and families is the
No. 1 concern on the campaign trail,” said Jess McIntosh, the group’s
communications director. “Women’s economic issues have been near the top
for a number of years, but they have taken a leap forward since 2012, when
the Republican Party shifted so far to the right.”

Democrats began the year hoping to turn out the same coalition of voters
that reelected President Obama in 2012 by emphasizing the family checkbook
issues Clinton now is stressing.

The latest Washington Post-ABC News poll shows that registered voters trust
Democrats by a 2-1 margin over Republicans to handle “issues that are
especially important to women.” Democrats also come out ahead on abortion
(48 percent to 33 percent), helping the middle class (48 percent to 33
percent) and understanding economic problems facing Americans (42 percent
to 34 percent).

But those numbers have not been enough to rescue Democrats from bad
prospects amid Obama’s low popularity and a midterm electoral map favoring
Republicans.

“We need to win women by more than we lose men and we have to have women
turn out,” Democratic pollster Celinda Lake wrote in an e-mail.

Clinton hardly is alone in linking women to core health and economic issues
this year. Warren and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) hosted a Twitter
“tweetstorm” last week aimed at turning out women voters.

“Women are key to holding the Senate, we must make our voices heard &
vote!” Gillibrand tweeted.

Warren added that “2/3 of minimum wage workers are women, but the minimum
wage no longer keeps a mom & her baby out of poverty.”

A recent focus group of “Walmart moms” does not offer much encouragement
for Democrats. Women in Charlotte and New Orleans told researchers earlier
this month that they are overwhelmed by bad news from afar and have almost
entirely negative views of Congress, no matter the gender of the candidates.

Pollster Maggie Omero said the women she spoke to felt that Hagan and
Louisiana Sen. Mary Landrieu (D) probably “get” moms more because they are
moms themselves. But they aren’t going to vote for them just because of
that.

These women, so coveted this election — especially by Democrats — want most
of all for politicians to know the day-to-day challenges they face, such as
“paying for kids’ classes, getting everyone fed, handling a husband’s job
loss,” Omero said.

Said one participant of female Senate candidates: “I’m all for girl power,
but that’s not why I would vote for her.”

*Atlanta Journal Constitution blog: Political Insider: “Bill Clinton headed
to Georgia as a Democratic closer”
<http://politics.blog.ajc.com/2014/10/27/bill-clinton-headed-to-georgia-as-a-democratic-closer/>*

By Jim Galloway

October 27, 2014, 11:12 a.m. EDT

The closing act for Democrats in Georgia will include a Friday rally
headlined by former President Bill Clinton in downtown Atlanta, we’re told.
A location is still being scoped out. Both Michelle Nunn, the U.S. Senate
candidate, and Jason Carter, who is challenging Republican incumbent Gov.
Nathan Deal, are expected to be on hand.

Hillary Clinton, who is expected to make a White House run in 2016, was in
Atlanta on Saturday for a Michelle Nunn fundraiser, but that appearance was
a private affair, kept out of sight of the media.

Check back here for more details as the day progresses.

*Wall Street Cheat Sheet: “7 Can’t-Miss Memoirs By Famous Funny Ladies”
<http://wallstcheatsheet.com/entertainment/7-cant-miss-memoirs-by-famous-funny-ladies.html/?a=viewall>*

By Michelle Regaldo

October 27, 2014

In recent years, several of Hollywood’s best-known female comedians have
put their hilarious stories to paper. With Amy Poehler’s highly anticipated
first novel, Yes Please, coming out this week, here’s a look at more
can’t-miss memoirs by famous funny ladies to add to your reading list. What
do you think?

*Yes Please – Amy Poehler*

The actress’s much buzzed-about first book is finally hitting shelves
on October
28. The memoir is filled with personal anecdotes and comical tales on sex,
love, friendship, and parenthood. Told in the charming and hilariously
honest tone all Poehler fans are familiar with, the book also includes some
real-life advice, both practical and otherwise. Some other highlights
include a chapter written by Seth Meyers, another by Poehler’s mother, and
a letter from Hillary Clinton. The book is already getting rave reviews for
hitting the right combination of hope, self-deprecation, earnestness, and,
as expected, humor.What do you think?

*Not That Kind of Girl – Lena Dunham*

The bestselling book from the Girls star, released in late September,
features a brutally candid collection of personal essays that illuminates
both universal human experiences — such as falling in love and battling
with your weight — and celebrity-specific ones, like proving yourself in a
room full of male Hollywood industry execs who are twice your age. Dunham
is known for not holding back and she does the same here, delving into the
account of her first time, her expectations of sex, her meditations on
death, and the sexism she’s faced while making it in Hollywood.What do you
think?

*Bossypants – Tina Fey*

Poehler’s good friend, Tina Fey, put her own story to paper a few years
ago. In the memoir, she recalls everything from her dreams of becoming a
comedian as a young girl and her one-sided college romances to her early
experiences during her run on SNL. She also tackles motherhood,
breastfeeding advice, and the general chaos of her life as a female comedy
writer while also challenging the negative connotations of the word “bossy”
— all with equal doses of wit and humility.What do you think?

*Is Everyone Hanging Out With Me? (And Other Concerns) – Mindy Kaling*

The Mindy Project star and comedy writer brings her trademark quirky and
sarcastic humor to this part-advice book, part-biography. In the book, she
reveals tales from her childhood, talking about her gradual evolution from
a shy daughter of immigrants to an off-Broadway performer and playwright to
the writer and star of one of the most successful TV sitcoms. She also
shares funny insights on romance, friendship, body image, and Hollywood, as
well as smart observations about the differences between men and women in
film and life.What do you think?

*I Feel Bad About My Neck (And Other Thoughts On Being a Woman) – Nora
Ephron*

Ephron, who wrote classic rom-coms like When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in
Seattle, and You’ve Got Mail, brings her dry but accessible sense of humor
to this novel, which chronicles the ups and downs she experienced while
getting older. Her candid takes on dealing with tribulations like menopause
and empty nests are laugh-out-loud funny, as are her tales of her life as
an avid cook, unlucky parent, and passionate city resident. Her
irresistible voice will appeal to readers of all ages, but those familiar
with her work will undoubtedly appreciate it.What do you think?

*The Bedwetter – Sarah Silverman*

In her memoir, the comedian talks about her family and upbringing —
including her bedwetting problems well into her teenage years. She also
delves into stories of her relationships, as well as her time on the stage.
The book features a fictional afterword by God, written about Silverman in
the year 2063, after the occasion of her death at the age of 93. The
epitaph pays tribute to Silverman and her love of “sex, laughing,
heartbreaking songs, marijuana, farts, and cuddling.”What do you think?

*Seriously … I’m Kidding – Ellen DeGeneres*

Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres shares plenty of funny and honest stories
about her personal life and her rise in the industry. Thrown in between the
real-life tales chronicling her experiences in her relationships and on her
TV show are multiple hilarious outbursts on everything from kale to
catwalks to women’s lifestyle magazines. Her story makes for a
lighthearted, pleasant, and entertaining read that any one — regardless of
gender or age — can relate to in some way.What do you think?

*I Know I Am, But What Are You? – Samantha Bee*

In this hilarious and unabashedly honest collection of personal essays, the
Daily Show correspondent discusses her love of animals, her affinity for
old people, and her adolescent experiences, including unrequited crushes
and teenage crime sprees. She also details her intriguing career history —
which includes a collection of weird jobs like working as an anime
character in a touring children’s show — and her eventual entry into the
world of The Daily Show, where she gets to make life particularly difficult
for unlucky interview subjects.

*Office of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi: “PM gives Birthday
Greetings to Hillary Clinton”
<http://pib.nic.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=110812>*

[No Writer Mentioned]

October 26, 2014, 23:26 IST

Prime Minister,Shri Narendra Modi has given Birthday Greetings to Hillary
Clinton, the former First Lady and former Secretary of State of USA.

"Birthday greetings to @HillaryClinton. May Almighty bless her with a long
life and good health", the Prime Minister said in his tweet.

*Wall Street Journal opinion: James Freeman: “Is Hillary a Clinton
Democrat?”
<http://online.wsj.com/articles/is-hillary-a-clinton-democrat-1414413945?cb=logged0.321015550987795>*

By James Freeman, assistant editor of the Wall Street Journal editorial page

October 27, 2014, 8:45 a.m. EDT

U.S. Senate candidates like Kentucky’s Alison Lundergan Grimes are running
this year as “Clinton Democrats.” It’s an effort to identify themselves as
moderates within a party that has become increasingly anti-business. The
party has moved so far to the left that the coalition of Clinton Democrats
is struggling to maintain support even within the Clinton household.

At an instantly infamous Friday political rally in Massachusetts, former
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton managed to go beyond merely denigrating
the economic contributions of businesspeople. She suggested that, when it
comes to employment, they make no contribution at all. “Don’t let anybody
tell you that, you know, it’s corporations and businesses that create
jobs,” said Mrs. Clinton.

Appearing at the event for Martha Coakley’s flagging gubernatorial
campaign, Mrs. Clinton had more economic insights to share. Just days after
McDonald’s , the target of political and media pressure to raise wages,
announced that it would be installing automated ordering and payment
systems in various markets next year, Mrs. Clinton said with impeccable
timing: “Don’t let anybody tell you that raising the minimum wage will kill
jobs.”

Mrs. Clinton’s remarks echoed President Obama’s 2012 insult to
entrepreneurs, ”You didn’t built that.” And the Clinton comments appeared
to exceed even the standard set by potential 2016 rival Sen. Elizabeth
Warren (D., Mass.), a darling of the progressive Left.

In a speech for her own 2012 campaign, Ms. Warren seemed to acknowledge
that business leaders played at least some role in their own success,
though she gave much of the credit to government. “There is nobody in this
country who got rich on his own,” said Ms. Warren. “You moved your goods to
market on the roads the rest of us paid for. You hired workers the rest of
us paid to educate.”

Junk economics, to be sure, as private roads and schools would likely have
been less expensive to the tax-paying entrepreneur. But the Warren rhetoric
has now been exceeded by Mrs. Clinton’s absurd argument that businesses
don’t create jobs.

And this isn’t the only sign that Mrs. Clinton will not be running as a
Clinton Democrat in 2016. Last year, in her first big policy speech after
leaving the Obama Administration, the former First Lady gave a harangue
about “voter suppression” when discussing legislative efforts to ensure
that citizens present valid identification at the polls.

Many Democratic donors have no doubt been planning to support Mrs. Clinton
as the sensible alternative to the Warren wing of the party. But party
moderates have now received another warning that Hillary Clinton’s
Democrats may not have much in common with Bill’s.

*CNN: “Boston Globe endorses GOP governor candidate, first time in 20
years”
<http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/27/politics/boston-globe-endorses-martha-coakley-opponent/index.html>*

By Jeremy Diamond

October 27, 2014, 7:47 a.m. EDT

Washington (CNN) -- The Democratic candidate for governor of Massachusetts
just got some more bad news.

Attorney General Martha Coakley became the first Democratic governor
candidate in 20 years to not receive the endorsement of the Boston Globe in
the general election, with the publication instead endorsing Republican
Charlie Bakeron Sunday. The endorsement comes on the heels of the race's
latest poll, which showed Coakley down by 9 points.

The Boston-based newspaper, the most prominent in the state, backed Baker,
claiming the Republican would deliver more effective state governance.

The newspaper's editorial board suggested that the prospects of Baker and a
veto-proof Democratic majority in the state legislature could result in
"creative tension," forcing both parties to come together and solve the
state's problems.

"One needn't agree with every last one of Baker's views to conclude that,
at this time, the Republican nominee would provide the best counterpoint to
the instincts of an overwhelmingly Democratic Legislature," the endorsement
reads.

The newspaper also endorsed Baker over Coakley because it claimed the
Republican would in fact be the better candidate to "consolidate" outgoing
Democratic Gov. Deval Patrick's legacy on reforms tied to education, health
care and public transportation.

"At a difficult inflection point in state government, Massachusetts needs a
governor who's focused on steady management and demonstrable results," the
Globe's editorial board wrote.

Democrats are boosting efforts to save Coakley's declining stock. Former
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton joined Patrick and Massachusetts Sen.
Elizabeth Warren at a campaign rally for Coakley on Friday.

Clinton's visit came after her husband former President Bill Clinton and
First Lady Michelle Obama have also rallied voters in Massachusetts to
support Coakley. And Vice President Joe Biden will head to the state for a
fundraiser on Wednesday.

*Tweets:*

*Pres. Bill Clinton* @billclinton: .@HillaryClinton
<https://twitter.com/HillaryClinton> 43 years after meeting in the Yale
library, I'm wishing you a Happy Birthday over the internets! #TechSavvy
<https://twitter.com/hashtag/TechSavvy?src=hash> #HBD
<https://twitter.com/hashtag/HBD?src=hash>[10/26/14, 7:00 p.m. EDT
<https://twitter.com/billclinton/status/526508631303270401>]