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Living Hillary: Never Just the Other Senator, Schumer Gets the Spotlight to Himself and More Power Than Ever
By Edward-Isaac Dovere
The day after Barack Obama nominated Hillary Clinton as secretary of state, Sen. Charles Schumer (D) stood on a cold side street around the corner from his Manhattan office coining a new term—“predatory equity”—then outlined to the clump of reporters how the irresponsible borrowing worked. The issue could not be more serious, he said gravely. “We have uncovered something that I would call Subprime Crisis 2.0,” ...
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Living Hillary: Clinton’s Departure Leaves Wide Range of Advocates Wondering
Fate of junior senator’s agenda on education, energy and health unclear
By Andrew J. Hawkins
Beyond the din of speculation over who her replacement will be, advocates for a host of local issues are wondering what the future holds for the policies that Hillary Clinton championed.She was widely seen as an effective legislator and advocate for New York. And although many of New York’s more progressive groups disagreed with Clinton’s vote to authorize the Iraq War and some of her other foreign policy decisions, most acknowledge ...
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