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*​**Correct The Record Monday December 29, 2014 Roundup:*

*Tweets:*

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*Headlines:*

*Washington Times: “Hillary Clinton way ahead in 2016 Democratic match-up,
leads potential GOP rivals”
<http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/29/hillary-clinton-way-ahead-2016-democratic-match/>*

“Mrs. Clinton also leads potential Republican candidates when put into
head-to-head match-ups. The closest potential rival is former Florida Gov.
Jeb Bush, who leads the GOP field of contenders but trails in a match-up
with Mrs. Clinton, 54 percent to 41 percent.”

*USA Today: “Hillary Clinton again leads Gallup's list of most admired
women”
<http://onpolitics.usatoday.com/2014/12/29/hillary-clinton-most-admired-gallup/>*

“This is the 17th time in the last 18 years — and 19th overall — that
Clinton has been named most admired woman in the Gallup Poll.”

*Fox News: “Dems race to back Clinton even before 2016 announcement”
<http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/12/27/dems-race-to-back-clinton-even-before-2016-announcement/>*

“High-profile Democrats are jumping on the “Ready for Hillary” bandwagon,
supporting Clinton for president before she even enters the race --
boosting her presumptive candidacy and potentially their own political
fortunes.”

*Wall Street Journal: “Hillary Clinton Faces Uphill Fight for White, Rural
Vote”
<http://www.wsj.com/articles/hillary-clinton-faces-uphill-fight-for-white-rural-vote-1419812605>*

“Now, as the 2016 election takes shape, some of Hillary Clinton ’s allies
are trumpeting her potential as a presidential candidate to bring these
voters back to the Democratic Party and to run competitively in a handful
of states, including Arkansas, that have spurned President Barack Obama.”

*Associated Press: “Hillary Clinton's Economic Approach Under Scrutiny”
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/27/hillary-clinton-economic-approach_n_6384452.html>*

“Members of her party are watching closely how the former secretary of
state outlines steps to address income inequality and economic anxieties
for middle-class families.”

*CNN Opinion: “Why Hillary Clinton needs an Elizabeth Warren challenge”
<http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/29/opinion/zelizer-hillary-clinton-needs-elizabeth-warren/>*

“If Warren forces Clinton to confront these issues and to articulate a
stronger response to the economic issues of our days -- creating
countervailing pressure to the political experts who will implore her to
stay away from these questions -- it would only make the former first lady
and secretary of state a stronger candidate.”

*Articles:*

*Washington Times: “Hillary Clinton way ahead in 2016 Democratic match-up,
leads potential GOP rivals”
<http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2014/dec/29/hillary-clinton-way-ahead-2016-democratic-match/>*

By David Sherfinski

December 29, 2014

Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton is comfortably ahead of
potential Democratic rivals for the 2016 presidential nomination and holds
double-digit leads against would-be Republican foes, according to a new
poll.

Mrs. Clinton is the choice of two-thirds of Democrats and
Democratic-leaning independents, followed by Sen. Elizabeth Warren of
Massachusetts at 9 percent and Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. at 8
percent, the CNN/ORC poll said. Those numbers are essentially unchanged
from a month ago.

Mrs. Clinton also leads potential Republican candidates when put into
head-to-head match-ups. The closest potential rival is former Florida Gov.
Jeb Bush, who leads the GOP field of contenders but trails in a match-up
with Mrs. Clinton, 54 percent to 41 percent.

She leads Rep. Paul Ryan of Wisconsin by 15 points, 56 percent to 41
percent, and New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie by 17 points, 56 percent to 39
percent.

Mrs. Clinton also leads Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky by 20 points, 58 percent
to 38 percent, and has 21-point leads over former Arkansas Gov. Mike
Huckabee and retired neurosurgeon Ben Carson.

She also leads Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas by 25 points, 60 percent to 35
percent.

The survey of 1,011 adults was taken Dec. 18-21 and has a margin of error
of plus or minus 3 percentage points. It includes 469 Democrats, and the
margin of error for that group is plus or minus 4.5 percentage points.

*USA Today: “Hillary Clinton again leads Gallup's list of most admired
women”
<http://onpolitics.usatoday.com/2014/12/29/hillary-clinton-most-admired-gallup/>*

By Catalina Camia

December 29, 2014

Hillary Rodham Clinton wasn’t on a ballot, doesn’t have her own TV network
or magazine, and didn’t win a Nobel Prize this year.

But for the 13th year in a row, Clinton is the most admired woman in the
world in an annual Gallup Poll. The former secretary of State, who just
might run for president in 2016, was mentioned by 12% of Gallup respondents
when they were asked whom do you admire the most.

Clinton topped Oprah Winfrey, the multi-hyphenated media mogul who was
mentioned by 8% of respondents, and Malala Yousafzai, the teenager from
Pakistan who risked her life so girls could have the right to an education.
Malala, the youngest-ever winner of the Nobel Peace Prize, was named most
admired woman by 5% of the Gallup respondents.

This is the 17th time in the last 18 years — and 19th overall — that
Clinton has been named most admired woman in the Gallup Poll. Laura Bush
toppled Clinton in 2001 for the top spot on the Gallup list.

Despite a challenging year for President Obama, he was named the most
admired man in the world by 19% of Gallup respondents. Obama has occupied
the top spot in the Gallup Poll for each of the last seven years, since he
was first elected president in 2008. Pope Francis came in second this year
(6%) and Bill Clinton was third on the 2014 Gallup list (3%).

The survey of 805 adults was taken Dec. 8-11 and has an error margin of
plus or minus 4 percentage points.

*Fox News: “Dems race to back Clinton even before 2016 announcement”
<http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2014/12/27/dems-race-to-back-clinton-even-before-2016-announcement/>*

[No author mentioned]

December 27, 2014

High-profile Democrats are jumping on the “Ready for Hillary” bandwagon,
supporting Clinton for president before she even enters the race --
boosting her presumptive candidacy and potentially their own political
fortunes.

Sens. Tim Kaine, D-Va., and Al Franken, D-Minn., are among the biggest
names to get on board -- positioning themselves in a familiar game in which
early supporters are often rewarded with plum administration jobs or some
political favor if their candidate wins.

“It’s a time-honored tradition,” said Joe Trippi, a Democratic strategist
and Fox News contributor. “And a lot of candidates remember who was there
early, who was willing to take the leap.”

What makes Clinton’s case so remarkable is the number of soft endorsements
from A-list Democrats before she has officially announced whether she will
run.

Kaine was among the first, telling a gathering of female Democrats in South
Carolina this spring that Clinton is “the right person for the job.”

“So I’m doing my bit now to encourage Hillary Clinton to run,” he said.

Clinton appears to have plenty of encouragement, including extraordinary
early-polling numbers.

A recent averaging of polls by RealClearPolitics.com shows her leading all
potential Democratic White House candidates with 61.5 percent of the likely
vote -- 49.2 percentage points ahead of her closest potential challenger,
Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren.

Though Clinton also enjoyed the lead in early polls in her 2008
presidential run, such numbers appear enticing for politicians, donors and
others looking for perhaps a once-in-a-lifetime chance to have a friend in
the White House and even land a top appointment.

Franken is among the most recent to give his support.

“I think that Hillary would make a great president,” he told MSNBC. “I
think that I’m ready for Hillary.”

Franken, whose politics appear closer to those of Warren’s, said she is
also “great” but “not running.”

The phrase “Ready for Hillary” appears to have started in January 2013 as a
political action committee that organizers say “quickly became a nationwide
grassroots movement” encouraging Clinton to run.

The PAC now boasts more than 2 million supporters and 50,000 donors. It has
so far collected $4.43 million in donations with $875,626 in available
cash, according to the most recent Federal Election Commission filings.

Howard Dean, a former Vermont governor and 2004 presidential candidate,
also is backing Clinton, a former first lady, secretary of State and New
York senator.

Earlier this month, Dean wrote a 660-word op-ed piece in Politico in which
he touted his long-time political association with Clinton and listed her
professional accomplishments, declaring her “by far the most qualified
person in the United States to serve as president.”

“If she runs, I will support her,” he wrote.

Dean was chairman of the Democratic National Committee in 2008 when Clinton
and Barack Obama competed for the party’s presidential nomination and his
job was to get a Democrat in the White House.

His successful effort led to speculation, particularly after he resigned
from his chairmanship days after the general election, that Obama would
offer him a Cabinet or other high-level administration post. However, such
a deal never materialized.

Clinton appears as if she’s already running a campaign, considering she
published a book and spent the past several months fulfilling a full slate
of speaking engagements and stumping for fellow Democrats during the
elections that concluded last month.

However, she has given no specific deadline on announcing whether she will
indeed run in 2016.

That several Democratic politicians have already signed on might seem
unusual. But Trippi points out that those who wait often get passed over in
the game of low-risk, low-reward.

“And if an endorsement comes after the nomination it’s like ‘ehh,’ ” he
said.

Among the other Democrats also throwing early support to Clinton is Chicago
Mayor Rahm Emanuel, who worked in the Bill Clinton administration and later
served as Obama’s chief of staff.

In June, Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin joined Emanuel as a headliner for a
Ready for Hillary fundraiser in the Chicago area.

And California Rep. Brad Sherman, a 2008 Clinton supporter, is encouraging
her to run again.

“Millions of Americans are ready for Hillary to run -- and ready to support
her if she does” he said recently. “She was an outstanding senator and
secretary of State. I know she will be an outstanding president.”

*Wall Street Journal: “Hillary Clinton Faces Uphill Fight for White, Rural
Vote”
<http://www.wsj.com/articles/hillary-clinton-faces-uphill-fight-for-white-rural-vote-1419812605>*

By Beth Reinhard

December 29, 2014 1:19 a.m. ET

DEVALLS BLUFF, Ark.—White, working-class voters in eastern Arkansas for
years backed Democratic candidates, among them Bill Clinton and outgoing
Gov. Mike Beebe, but have moved sharply toward Republicans in recent
elections.

Now, as the 2016 election takes shape, some of Hillary Clinton ’s allies
are trumpeting her potential as a presidential candidate to bring these
voters back to the Democratic Party and to run competitively in a handful
of states, including Arkansas, that have spurned President Barack Obama.

But even here, where Mrs. Clinton was the state’s first lady, many voters
say they view her with the same leeriness they do Mr. Obama and other
national Democrats. That points to a significant question should Mrs.
Clinton run: whether enough such voters can separate her from the national
party many have grown to dislike.

“I’m mad at the Democratic Party, and I don’t see Hillary changing that,”
said Eddie Ciganek, a 61-year-old farmer who serves on Prairie County’s
governing board and who has voted Democrat at times. “Her thinking isn’t
going to be very far off from President Obama’s thinking, and I don’t think
they’re moving the country in the right direction.”

Occasional Democratic voter Johnny Watkins, 64, wearing a light-blue work
shirt after finishing his shift at the county landfill, said of Mrs.
Clinton: “I don’t think she has any concerns about us.”

Working-class voters have long been a bedrock of Democratic support, and
the party continues to do well with voters from lower-income households
overall, according to exit polls.

But white, more rural voters in the South and elsewhere have been fleeing
the party. Just five years ago, Arkansas Democrats held both Senate seats,
three out of four House seats, the governor’s office and control of both
chambers of the state legislature. The election in November of Republicans
Tom Cotton to the U.S. Senate and Asa Hutchinson to the governor’s office
will leave the Democratic Party without a single federal or statewide
officeholder in Arkansas, a state that Bill Clinton carried twice by at
least 17 percentage points.

Mrs. Clinton’s allies are confident she can attract white voters who have
turned away from her party, particularly women. Democratic pollster Geoff
Garin, who worked on her 2008 campaign, said she “demonstrated a
significant ability to not only win votes from working-class white women
but to connect with them on a personal level.”

After a rocky start in that campaign, Mrs. Clinton cast herself as a
scrappy underdog and union ally while topping Mr. Obama in more than 20
states in Democratic primaries in places such as Pennsylvania and Ohio that
have many white, working-class voters.

Recent Wall Street Journal/NBC News polling shows that Mrs. Clinton’s
appeal among those voters has withered.

In June 2008, Mrs. Clinton was viewed positively by 43% of whites without
college degrees and negatively by 44%. Last month, 32% of that group held a
positive view and 48% had a negative view. Her image among those voters is
only slightly better than that of Mr. Obama.

“The Democratic Party is in terrible shape with white, working-class
voters, and there’s no evidence that Hillary Clinton brings anything unique
to the table,” said Republican pollster Bill McInturff, who helps direct
Journal/NBC News polling.

At the same time, Mrs. Clinton draws substantial support from white women
overall and from suburban women. Narrow majorities of those groups said in
a December Journal/NBC News survey that they would consider supporting Mrs.
Clinton for president, putting her far ahead of seven potential Republican
candidates and Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts.

Mrs. Clinton’s office didn’t respond to a request for comment.

In Arkansas, which Mr. Obama lost by 24 percentage points in 2012,
interviews suggest the years that Mrs. Clinton spent here don’t mitigate
her support of the Affordable Care Act or the president’s order shielding
millions of illegal immigrants from deportation.

“She’s never been a home girl,” said Mr. Ciganek, who pointed to her choice
of names after marriage. “It’s not Hillary Clinton. It’s Hillary Rodham
Clinton,” he noted.

Republicans also are trying to sully Mrs. Clinton with working-class voters
by flagging her ties to Wall Street and her six-figure speaking fees. In a
sign those attacks may be breaking through, 40-year-old Angela Thrift, who
earns $9 an hour at a day-care center in nearby Carlisle, said, “She may
have cared before she became famous and rich, but she doesn’t work for a
living like we do.” Mrs. Thrift said she voted a straight GOP ticket in
November.

Local officials say that a state where a candidate’s personality, roots and
populism were once able to transcend party lines has become as politically
polarized as the rest of the country.

“The nationalization of politics has come to Arkansas,” said Democratic
state Rep. John Vines over a plate of barbecue at McClard’s, a favorite
Bill Clinton haunt in Hot Springs, where the former president grew up.

In the November election, close ties to the Clintons and deep family roots
in the state didn’t save Democratic Sen. Mark Pryor, who lost his
re-election bid and trailed Mr. Cotton by 28 points among white voters
without college degrees, exit polls found.

Democrats have been winning a smaller slice of white voters in general, but
increasing participation by Hispanic and Asian-American voters have helped
the party in presidential-election years, even without winning many
Southern states. Still, the steep Democratic losses among white voters in
the latest midterm, coupled with uncertainty about minority turnout without
Mr. Obama on the ballot, is fueling concerns in the party about 2016.

Democratic strategist Mitch Stewart, who is advising a super PAC preparing
for Mrs. Clinton’s campaign, called the former senator and secretary of
state “a natural messenger for working families” because of her support for
raising the minimum wage and measures aimed at ensuring equal pay for women.

“Secretary Clinton can appeal to a broad cross-section of voters—and she
has a proven track record of building support among white, working class
voters in key states,” said Mr. Stewart, who worked for Mr. Obama in 2008’s
primaries.

Mr. Beebe, the governor, said Mrs. Clinton needs to speak plainly to
middle-class voters who feel the American dream is out of reach. “She has
to try to make as much personal contact as she can, given the constraints
of a national election,” he said.

*Associated Press: “Hillary Clinton's Economic Approach Under Scrutiny”
<http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/12/27/hillary-clinton-economic-approach_n_6384452.html>*

By Ken Thomas

December 17, 2014 8:29 a.m. EST

If Hillary Rodham Clinton seeks the White House again, her message on the
economy could be an important barometer as she courts fellow Democrats.

Members of her party are watching closely how the former secretary of state
outlines steps to address income inequality and economic anxieties for
middle-class families. Some members of the party's liberal wing remain wary
of Clinton's ties to Wall Street, six-figure speaking fees and protective
bubble.

Clinton is widely expected to announce a presidential campaign next year
and remains the prohibitive favorite to succeed President Barack Obama as
the party's nominee in 2016. But how she navigates a party animated by
economic populism, an approach personified by Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth
Warren, could represent one of her biggest hurdles. Democrats bruised from
GOP gains in the 2014 elections are pushing for big policy changes —
raising the minimum wage and pay equity, for example — that favor the
declining middle class.

"We don't win when we play small-ball and calibrate. Why not try to be
bold?" said Anna Galland of MoveOn.org, which launched a draft campaign to
lure Warren into the race.

Warren says she's not running for president, but her confrontational
approach on Wall Street and reducing the gap between the rich and poor has
generated a loyal following. She showcased this posture during December's
"lame duck" session of Congress, when she led the charge against a $1.1
trillion omnibus spending bill — ultimately signed by Obama — that repealed
part of the Dodd-Frank financial law and loosened contribution caps for
some political donors. Clinton has yet to comment on the spending plan.

During the fall elections, Clinton often pointed to the broad prosperity
during her husband's administration and advocated for policies to raise the
minimum wage, address pay equity for women and provide paid leave for new
mothers.

In a nod to liberals, Clinton has voiced concerns about the concentration
of wealth, pointing to the rise in income and wealth to the top 0.01
percent of the population. "Some are calling it a throwback to the 'Gilded
Age' of the robber barons," Clinton said in May.

Clinton also has stumbled on the economy. At a fall event, she drew
criticism from Republicans when she said "don't let anybody tell you that
it's corporations and businesses that create jobs." She quickly cleaned up
those comments, arguing that trickle-down economics had failed.

Her supporters point to her 2008 primary campaign, when she scored wins in
Ohio and Pennsylvania, as an indicator of how she could connect with
working-class families. They also downplay the differences between her and
Warren on the economy.

"I think the debate is not going to be about big major fundamental
directions for the economy. The disagreement will be how to get there,"
said former Vermont Gov. Howard Dean, who has backed Clinton.

Clinton could have more opportunities to connect with — or alienate —
liberals in 2015.

One moment could come on the nomination of Lazard investment banker Antonio
Weiss to lead a Treasury Department office overseeing domestic finance.
Weiss, Warren contends, would represent a long line of Wall Street
executives who are part of the revolving door between Washington and the
financial markets.

Clinton has not yet spoken publicly about Weiss' nomination.

She remains a favorite of Wall Street from her time representing New York
in the Senate. At a recent conference sponsored by the New York Times'
DealBook, Goldman Sachs chairman and CEO Lloyd Blankfein said he had
"always been a fan of Hillary Clinton" and argued it was important for
political leaders to have relationships with key institutions. "I certainly
don't think it's a virtue to declare a big segment of the economy off
limits," he said.

Promoting economic growth and wages will also be on the calendar. The
AFL-CIO has invited Warren to deliver the keynote address at its national
summit on wages in early January, giving her a plum appearance before labor
leaders.

About a week later, the Center for American Progress, which was founded by
ex-Clinton administration officials, will release a report offering ways to
spur middle-class growth, ideas that might guide Clinton's agenda. The
panel is co-chaired by Lawrence Summers, a former Treasury secretary under
Bill Clinton.

Tad Devine, an adviser to Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders, who is considering a
2016 presidential campaign, noted that Bill Clinton campaigned in 1992 as a
different kind of Democrat willing to reform welfare and appeal to
centrists. This time, he said, Hillary Clinton will need to make a decision
of how she will position herself on the economy.

"There is a huge audience right now for people who want to have a
completely different economic theory of what's wrong with the country and
how to fix it," Devine said.

*CNN Opinion: “Why Hillary Clinton needs an Elizabeth Warren challenge”
<http://www.cnn.com/2014/12/29/opinion/zelizer-hillary-clinton-needs-elizabeth-warren/>*

By Julian E. Zelizer

December 29, 2014 7:53 a.m. EST

Hillary Clinton hasn't said whether she's going to run for president in
2016. And Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren has said, repeatedly, that
she's not planning to run.

But, given the dynamics of today's politics, the two women need each other.
And they both should run for the Democratic nomination.

A primary challenge from Warren could be the very best thing to happen to
Clinton in a run for the presidency.

Most pundits have argued that a Warren challenge would be a problem that
Clinton needs to confront, a genuine roadblock in her path to the
presidency. The division and discord, they say, would be a repeat of the
2008 primaries where she ultimately lost to Barack Obama.

But a Warren candidacy could have a very healthy effect for Clinton and for
the Democratic Party. The biggest challenge that Clinton faces right now,
assuming that she decides to run, is that she might be unable to generate
enough excitement among Democrats that would mobilize voters and excite the
media in the general election. Part of the problem revolves around the same
old issue of "inevitability."

As in 2008, people treat her candidacy as a given and assume that she would
be the likely Democratic nominee.

In American politics, voters tend to like the underdog. When Clinton hit
the campaign trail in 2008 as the "inevitable" winner, she often fell flat.
Obama used the image of inevitability against her. Indeed, some of the
finest moments in her campaign came toward the end when it became clear
that Obama was probably going to win the nomination. Her fight intensified,
and she made a much stronger appeal to key elements of the Democratic Party.

As New York Sen. Chuck Schumer recently reminded his party, Democrats do
best when they deal with the issues facing the middle class and advance an
agenda that focuses on economic security for all.

Far from being "radical," this has been the kind of policy agenda for which
Democratic voters thirst. It was the heart of the New Deal and the Great
Society, as well as successful Democratic midterm campaigns (like 1982 or
2006) and the 2008 election. In recent times, Democrats have done well when
they pay attention to the middle class and suffer when they move too far
away from these issues. This kind of agenda could inspire Democratic voters
and attract independents who are frustrated with the continued challenges
facing the middle class.

If Warren forces Clinton to confront these issues and to articulate a
stronger response to the economic issues of our days -- creating
countervailing pressure to the political experts who will implore her to
stay away from these questions -- it would only make the former first lady
and secretary of state a stronger candidate.

Warren's candidacy would force Clinton to put herself on the record over
how she would help the middle class -- committing to the kinds of policies
that will be desirable to many voters, including some independents and even
moderate Republicans who are struggling in this economy and who are
uncomfortable with the solutions offered by a GOP that continues to lean
hard to the right.

A Warren candidacy would also put pressure on Clinton's team to make sure
they pay close attention to the grass roots. In the 2008 primaries, the
Clinton campaign faltered in dealing with the political ground war, the job
of mobilizing and organizing local activists and deploying social media to
bring out supporters.

If there is no Democratic challenger, Clinton might not do enough to
prepare for the onslaught she would face from a GOP, a party armed with tea
party activists and a huge network of campaign donors ready for battle. If
Warren runs, Clinton will be forced to have her campaign infrastructure in
place and in top form before the general election campaign begins.

There is also the virtue of Clinton sharpening her basic campaign skills.
Although she has never really left politics since her husband's election as
President in 1992, she is probably a bit rusty, as her book rollout in June
showed.

In the current media environment, there is no room for mistakes -- and
given that the Republicans might have some pretty strong candidates in the
mix, she will have to be at the top of her game.

Clinton is an immensely skilled politician and can compete with the best,
but the challenge of running against Warren would make her stronger by the
fall of 2016.

Both candidates would benefit from a real primary. Polls show Clinton has a
commanding lead against any challenger, including Warren, so the odds are
this would not be a genuine threat to her nomination.

But a primary would vastly enhance Warren's stature on Capitol Hill and
give her a bigger profile within the party for years to come.

For Clinton, a vigorous challenge from the base of the party will be just
the kind of competitive spur that she needs.

*Calendar:*

*Sec. Clinton's upcoming appearances as reported online. Not an official
schedule.*

·  January 21 – Saskatchewan, Canada: Sec. Clinton keynotes the Canadian
Imperial Bank of Commerce’s “Global Perspectives” series (MarketWired
<http://www.marketwired.com/press-release/former-us-secretary-state-hillary-rodham-clinton-deliver-keynote-address-saskatoon-1972651.htm>
)

·  January 21 – Winnipeg, Canada: Sec. Clinton keynotes the Global
Perspectives series (Winnipeg Free Press
<http://www.winnipegfreepress.com/local/Clinton-coming-to-Winnipeg--284282491.html>
)

·  February 24 – Santa Clara, CA: Sec. Clinton to Keynote Address at
Inaugural Watermark Conference for Women (PR Newswire
<http://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/hillary-rodham-clinton-to-deliver-keynote-address-at-inaugural-watermark-conference-for-women-283200361.html>
)

·  March 19 – Atlantic City, NJ: Sec. Clinton keynotes American Camp
Association conference (PR Newswire <http://www.sys-con.com/node/3254649>)