What Hillary’s Got In Her Back Pocket
Newsweek, April, 2008 by Karen Breslau
‘Why should I leave? I don’t understand … Why don’t people ask [Obama] the same question?’
The e-mails come by the hundreds: prayers and Chinese proverbs, quotes and jokes, sent by Hillary Clinton’s friends, intended to inspire and to buoy her through the tough times. The aphorisms are part of a collection Clinton has maintained all her life, starting in a scrapbook when she was a little girl, later as clippings in a binder she toted around as First Lady and, more recently, on her BlackBerry. On the eve of the Pennsylvania primary, Clinton offered NEWSWEEK’S Karen Breslau an exclusive look at her collection, and she also opened up about issues of trustworthiness, getting emotional—and why she’s staying in the race. Excerpts:
I hear your binder just went digital....
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