AP: (Hillary) Clinton hires national fundraiser

[Eugene]

Clinton hires national fundraiser


By BETH FOUHY, Associated Press Writer
49 minutes ago

WASHINGTON - Sen.
Hillary Rodham Clinton has hired a national fundraising director and a senior
campaign spokesman, the latest sign the Democrat is moving quickly toward a
likely 2008 presidential bid.

Phil Singer, a veteran of Sen.
John Kerry's 2004 presidential campaign who most recently was spokesman for the
Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, will join the Clinton communications
team, her senior adviser Howard Wolfson said.

Wolfson cautioned that Clinton may still decide against a run but that Singer
would play a senior role if she becomes a candidate, as expected. "I called him
the day after the election," Wolfson acknowledged.

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The campaign has also signed a national finance director, veteran Democratic
fundraiser Jonathan Mantz, and is likely to bring aboard a respected national
field organizer, Karen Hicks. In 2004, Hicks served as New Hampshire director
for Howard Dean's upstart presidential bid.

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Full article: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061204/ap_on_el_pr/clinton2008

[Bullet1987]

1. Not a surprise...she's running and everybody knows it

[bigdarryl]

2. bad news