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| | ===Voted against paying troops and raising the minimum wage=== | | ===Voted against paying troops and raising the minimum wage=== |
| − | After voting to send troops to Iraq Hillary Clinton voted against funding the troops in Iraq. In May of 2007 Clinton voted against raising the minimum wage.<ref>[http://votesmart.org/bill/4163/12952/55463/emergency-departmental-supplemental-appropriations-bill-of-2007#.ViKDuvlVhBc "HR 2206 - Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007"] (2012 or bef.) Vote Smart website. Location of defense funding section in bill: "Title [section] 1 [of 10]: Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, International Affairs, and Other Security-Related Needs". Minimum wage section in bill: "Title [section] 8 [of 10]: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007". Bill became Public Law No. 110-28 on May 25, 2007. | + | After voting to send troops to Iraq Hillary Clinton voted against funding the troops in Iraq. In May of 2007 Clinton voted against raising the minimum wage.<ref>[http://votesmart.org/bill/4163/12952/55463/emergency-departmental-supplemental-appropriations-bill-of-2007#.ViKDuvlVhBc "HR 2206 - Emergency Departmental Supplemental Appropriations Bill of 2007"] (2012 or bef.) Vote Smart website. Location of defense funding section in bill: "Title [section] 1 [of 10]: Supplemental Appropriations for Defense, International Affairs, and Other Security-Related Needs". Minimum wage section in bill: "Title [section] 8 [of 10]: Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007". Bill became Public Law No. 110-28 on May 25, 2007.</ref> |
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| | == 2008 Presidential campaign == | | == 2008 Presidential campaign == |
| | [[File:Aufzumsieg.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Hillary as the universally acclaimed presidential frontrunner and titular head of the Democratic party in 2007.]] | | [[File:Aufzumsieg.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Hillary as the universally acclaimed presidential frontrunner and titular head of the Democratic party in 2007.]] |
| − | The much ballyhooed presumptive nominee and "inevitable" general election winner according to her media allies as the [[United States Presidential Election, 2008 - Primaries|2008 Democratic presidential primaries]] approached, Hillary Clinton finished a dismal third in a Democratic field of three in the Iowa Caucuses.<ref>Obama won Iowa with 37.6 percent of the vote; [[John Edwards]] edged out Clinton for second 29.7 - 29.5 percent. </ref> On June 7th, 2008 she conceded defeat to [[Barack Obama]] although she did not release her delegates until the convention itself. | + | The much ballyhooed presumptive nominee and "inevitable" general election winner according to her media allies as the [[United States Presidential Election, 2008 - Primaries|2008 Democratic presidential primaries]] approached, Hillary Clinton finished a dismal third in a Democratic field of three in the Iowa Caucuses.<ref>Obama won Iowa with 37.6 percent of the vote; [[John Edwards]] edged out Clinton for second 29.7 - 29.5 percent. </ref> On June 7th, 2008 she conceded defeat to [[Barack Obama]] although she did not release her delegates until the convention itself. |
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| | ===Attacks on Barack Obama=== | | ===Attacks on Barack Obama=== |