The Republican seeking to unseat Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton went on the attack against her in their first debate Friday, accusing her of putting presidential aspirations ahead of voters.
''I'm the only one standing on this platform who wants to be a United States senator for New York for the next six years,'' said Spencer, a former Yonkers mayor, in his opening remarks.
Clinton acknowledged that she has thought about running for the presidency in 2008, but said she is committed to running for Senate re-election.
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Spencer said he favored changing war strategies, while Clinton said she favored changing course. She said Bush's stay-the-course stance was not a strategy.
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