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In wife's candidacy, Clinton sees chance for validation

Former president Bill Clinton spoke at a campaign event for his wife at Storm Lake Middle School last month in Storm Lake, Iowa. He appears willing to do whatever is necessary to win. Former president Bill Clinton spoke at a campaign event for his wife at Storm Lake Middle School last month in Storm Lake, Iowa. He appears willing to do whatever is necessary to win. (Win McNamee/Getty Images)
By Peter S. Canellos
Globe Columnist / January 22, 2008

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WASHINGTON - As recently as two weeks ago, the conservative magazine The Weekly Standard questioned whether Bill Clinton really wants his wife to be president, suggesting that his sometimes lackluster appearances on the stump revealed the same kind of ambivalence he felt about former vice president Al Gore's campaign in 2000. (Full article: 775 words)

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