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“Bill Clinton is the master politician. In one way, you can say that he was never really about self-enrichment - he was interested in power and self-aggrandizement. But Hillary was all about self-enrichment. She really did, I think, feel a sense of entitlement - she wanted money, she wanted power, she wanted prestige.”

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Jeffrey St. Clair
Jeffrey St. Clair

Jeffrey St. Clair is an American journalist known for his in-depth reporting on political and social issues. Born in 1959, he has been active in the news industry since the 1980s. St. Clair's work often appears in the magazine 'CounterPunch', where he is also a co-editor. His reporting covers a wide range of topics, including environmental issues, political corruption, and war. more

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