[国际新闻] 希拉里秉承丈夫竞选作风 巧妙回避棘手问题

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美国前总统克林顿当年处理棘手问题时，总是有技巧地处处回避，故有“滑头威利”（Slick Willy）之称，他的妻子希拉里大有问鼎总统宝座之势，观其竞选期间的言谈，似乎秉承了丈夫的作风。
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　　在一个劳工论坛，主持人问希拉里应否特赦卷入“特工门”的美国副总统切尼前幕僚长利比，看她怎么回答的：“我认为即使没有我，这件事要讨论的已经够多了”。
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+ {! c% B) D. B, v) J　　有众议员提出废除北美自由贸易协议（NAFTA），当希拉里被问及看法时她表示：“如所有事一样，NAFTA有正面，但不幸亦有很多负面的东西。”人在德国 社区; w7 X3 H  T/ ?
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　　另外，希拉里又被问及会否提名工会领袖为劳工部长时，她也是不置可否，“这是很棒的主意，我想我们会考虑”。) C+ @$ R/ i. u2 [. u1 x; w) ]
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　　民主党的立场是反对赦免利比，反对NAFTA，支持工会代表加入劳工部，希拉里模棱两可的答案似乎错失争取党员在初选的支持，但有分析认为，希拉里目前放眼于终极总统大选，而非党内初选，“我认为这反映她一直努力塑造出比第一夫人温和的民主党人形象”。
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  ^% G5 t% X/ v# w7 ?. f6 aDemocratic Presidential hopeful, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., makes a point while addressing a forum sponsored by the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees, (AFSCME), Tuesday, June 19,2007, at the Marriott Wardman Park Hotel in Washington. AFSCME is the largest union for workers in the public service with 1.4 million members nationwide.csuchen.de8 H$ W; s3 B' \! v

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WASHINGTON --Slick Hillary? Former President Clinton earned the nickname "Slick Willy" for his mastery in the political arts of ducking and dodging. He had a knack for convincing people on both sides of an issue that he agreed with them.
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( G$ K* x7 f0 _7 L% EHis wife may not be as smooth, but Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton is doing a passable impression of the ever-parsing former president.
+ p3 c0 a* R* n6 q0 SWould she pardon Scooter Libby?
) \1 j' q- f. o: z2 q( V+ P' YNo comment.
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Can't say.
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The Democratic presidential candidate drew several rounds of applause for her appearance before the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees union Tuesday. She flashed her sense of humor, displayed a deep knowledge of the issues and held her own in a forum that pitted her against other presidential rivals. But what stood out was her reluctance to address questions head-on.人在德国 社区2 ~$ U! H3 H; ~' b; {, H
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This habit of hers begs a question: Will the Clintonian tactic help her in the crowded Democratic field -- or hurt her in the eyes of voters who have grown coarsened by the spin and obfuscation that marred both the Clinton and Bush administrations?4 O% v; t7 `$ |7 v4 N
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"It's obviously a skill that, in the long run, served Bill Clinton well, and there's something to say for a politician who doesn't alienate people by taking clear positions on issues," said Charles Franklin, political science professor at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. "For Bill, it was certainly a useful skill for political success."
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But he said the question for Hillary Clinton "is whether she can pull it off, because it's certainly not an easy thing to do successfully."csuchen.de) a/ `( K0 U" _- p# ]

# O- e# _4 g$ l# A! d+ G人在德国 社区She gave AFSCME her best shot.
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6 A3 f, [. c" [8 h& O/ f人在德国 社区MSNBC host Chris Matthews asked Clinton at the labor forum whether former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby should be pardoned.1 Z0 Y, a! _. W( r0 y
"Oh, I think there would be enough to be said about that without me adding to it," she replied.
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The largely Democratic audience buzzed, apparently in protest of Matthews' response. One audience member told him to ask a "real question." Clinton finished the person's sentence: " ... a question that's really about the people in this audience and not what goes on inside of Washington," she said.
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"So we'll leave that as a non-answer," Matthews said.! n5 M3 d$ k  x, T" ?% q
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& K: b/ W# t. wcsuchen.deLibby, the former chief of staff to Vice President Dick Cheney, was convicted in March of lying to investigators and obstructing Special Prosecutor Patrick Fitzgerald's inquiry into the 2003 leak of a CIA operative's identity. A federal judge said last week he will not delay a 2 1/2-year prison sentence for Libby in the case.1 I5 W$ I( f1 A0 e
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Most conservatives want President Bush to pardon Libby. Most Democratic activists don't.
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Indeed, Clinton's rivals for the Democratic nomination didn't hesitate to simply reply "no" when asked about a Libby pardon.
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It was the same dynamic on trade. Shortly after Rep. Dennis Kucinich vowed to repeal the North American Free Trade Agreement, Clinton was asked if she would move to scuttle it.! |4 r. o3 ]0 O9 V! L6 ]  l

5 H; I+ B* x5 l; L( _2 r2 ^3 wShe dodged. "Like anything," Clinton said, "NAFTA had some positives, but unfortunately had a lot of downsides."
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& t- q: W. k$ N. h7 hClinton can be specific when she want to be. In her non-answer on NAFTA, she identified a soon-to-be-closed car plant by the small Michigan town where it's located, and she talked in depth about the link between outsourced jobs and health care costs.  R. ?( W# I& u4 E% q7 _% T: r

& W/ _  ~1 w) }5 b$ ~$ q! }: `, fPlaying to the union crowd, Matthews asked Clinton whether she would nominate a union leader as secretary of the Labor Department. Yes or no? "It's a great idea," she said. "I think we should really consider that." It wasn't what you would call a firm commitment.# J; M3 Y! z( K& Z7 O
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Some voters might find it refreshing that Clinton passed up three chances to pander to liberal Democrats. Being against Libby, opposed to NAFTA and in favor of giving unions a voice at the Labor Department are no-brainers in Democratic primary fights.
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% f/ v: R5 Y! mcsuchen.deUntil recently, Clinton distanced herself from the liberal, anti-war wing of the Democratic Party on Iraq -- a position that her advisers said was true to her convictions as well as smart general-election strategy. But, under pressure from activists who dominate primary and caucus voting, she has steadily edged to the left.+ L; X* e  y6 n5 O0 J1 A. L! S/ R6 ^
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She told the crowd Tuesday that she had been calling for a troop withdrawal "for some time," not mentioning that her rivals have held that position for a longer period. On the other hand, she said some troops will need to remain in Iraq to contain al-Qaida, protect Kurds, keep an eye on Iran, protect the U.S. Embassy and maybe train Iraqi forces.6 D2 y4 A$ m  T  e
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The answer offered a little something for everybody, for or against U.S. involvement in Iraq. Pretty slick.csuchen.de/ v( Q+ |7 m, x* N0 {& a
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