Dems Compete For Party Nomination in Chicago

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Source: CBS 2 Chicago

Democratic Forum Has Candidates Speaking About America's Safety And Soldiers In Iraq

(CBS) CHICAGO The top Democrats competing for the party nomination in 2008 are in Chicago Sunday taking part in a forum and taking shots at each other. CBS 2’s political editor Mike Flannery reports.

The toughest verbal jab was aimed at Hillary Clinton, by a candidate who once served her husband's White House administration.

Bill Richardson was ambassador to the United Nations for President Bill Clinton. He called former First Lady Hillary Clinton a "very distinguished candidate" at a forum for five Democrats hosted by trial lawyers. But Richardson slammed the New York senator for having said in the past that America is safer because of things George Bush did after Sept. 11.

“I do disagree with Sen. Clinton,” said New Mexico governor Richardson. “I don't believe America's safer today. And there's an intelligence report that confirms that, that says since 9/11 Al Qaeda has regrouped, gotten stronger. I don't believe President Bush has made this country safer.”


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