{"id":124727,"date":"2015-06-14T06:00:54","date_gmt":"2015-06-14T06:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/4cd.e16.myftpupload.com\/?p=124727"},"modified":"2015-06-13T19:19:40","modified_gmt":"2015-06-13T19:19:40","slug":"hillary-clinton-vows-to-champion-everyday-americans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=124727","title":{"rendered":"Hillary Clinton vows to champion ‘everyday Americans’"},"content":{"rendered":"

US Democratic front-runner Hillary Clinton has vowed to help “everyday Americans” in the first major rally in her presidential campaign.<\/p>\n

Mrs Clinton outlined her key policies in a speech to thousands of supporters on New York City’s Roosevelt Island.<\/p>\n

She pledged to support working families, saying: “America can’t succeed unless you succeed.”<\/p>\n

Her campaign team hopes to boost approval ratings, which have flagged since her soft-launch in April.<\/p>\n

Her husband, former President Bill Clinton, and daughter Chelsea appeared alongside her.<\/p>\n

She promised to “make the economy work for everyday Americans, not just those at the top” if elected president next year.<\/p>\n

“Prosperity can’t be just for CEOs and hedge fund managers; democracy can’t be just for billionaires and corporations,” Mrs Clinton, 67, said during the rally.<\/p>\n

“It’s America’s basic bargain… if you do your part, you ought to be able to get ahead, and when everybody does their part, America gets ahead too,” she said.<\/p>\n

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\"Hillary<\/figure>\n

Hillary Rodham Clinton<\/h2>\n
    \n
  • Born 26 October, 1947 in Chicago<\/li>\n
  • Graduated from Yale Law School in 1973<\/li>\n
  • Married Bill Clinton in 1975<\/li>\n
  • 1993-2001: Campaigned for expanding health insurance and women’s rights as first lady<\/li>\n
  • Elected New York senator in 2000<\/li>\n
  • Re-elected by wide margin in 2006<\/li>\n
  • 2008: Failed bid for Democratic Party presidential nomination<\/li>\n
  • 2009-2013: Secretary of State\"line\"<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Until now, the former US secretary of state has held small events with selected audiences in early voting states such as Iowa. Saturday’s outdoor rally marked a change in gear for her campaign.<\/p>\n

    Mrs Clinton hopes to make history as the first female US president. If successful she would also keep the White House within the same party for a third term.<\/p>\n

    She did not detail specific policy proposals on Saturday. Her aides say that will happen over the next few weeks on issues including the economy, jobs and college affordability.<\/p>\n

    Jennifer Palmieri, the Clinton campaign’s communications director, said Mrs Clinton plans to give a policy address almost every week in the coming months.<\/p>\n

    \"Grey<\/figure>\n
    Declared presidential candidates<\/figure>\n
    \"White<\/figure>\n
    Democrat<\/figure>\n
      \n
    • Hillary Clinton, former First Lady and Secretary of State<\/li>\n
    • Martin O’Malley, former governor of Maryland and mayor of Baltimore<\/li>\n
    • Bernie Sanders, independent senator from Vermont, caucuses with the Democrats<\/li>\n
    • Lincoln Chafee, former senator and governor of Rhode Island<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Republican<\/p>\n

        \n
      • Ted Cruz, Texas senator and conservative firebrand<\/li>\n
      • Rick Santorum, Christian conservative from Pennsylvania<\/li>\n
      • Marco Rubio, Florida senator since 2011<\/li>\n
      • George Pataki, former three-term governor of New York<\/li>\n
      • Ben Carson, author and neurosurgeon<\/li>\n
      • Carly Fiorina, former boss of Hewlett Packard<\/li>\n
      • Mike Huckabee, former governor of Arkansas<\/li>\n
      • Rand Paul, libertarian conservative Kentucky senator<\/li>\n
      • Lindsey Graham, South Carolina senator since 2003<\/li>\n
      • Rick Perry, former Texas governor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        –<\/p>\n

        Source: BBC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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