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in Indiana that the media treated Hillary like she "robbed a bank" in covering what came to be known as "Snipergate," where it was revealed that the candidate made inaccurate statements about her 1996 trip to Bosnia. My colleague Ben Smith has Clinton's statement, which has already baffled cable news pundits this morning and should continue through most of the day. That's can't be good for the Clinton campaign, especially after Hillary tried make a joke of it on Leno.

politician. Which is why his absolutely amateur mistakes in campaigning for Hillary has some people - me included - speculating that he is trying to undermine her chances of becoming president, consciously or subconsciously. How else to explain this latest blunder? Hillary's now-infamous lies about her trip to Bosnia while allegedly dodging sniper fire had finally left the front pages of the paper and the incident had died down, but for some bizarre reason he decided to bring it up himself - and just to make

politician. Which is why his absolutely amateur mistakes in campaigning for Hillary has some people - me included - speculating that he is trying to undermine her chances of becoming president, consciously or subconsciously. How else to explain this latest blunder? Hillary's now-infamous lies about her trip to Bosnia while allegedly dodging sniper fire had finally left the front pages of the paper and the incident had died down, but for some bizarre reason he decided to bring it up himself - and just to make

has been covered has amused me. But there was a lot of fulminating because Hillary, one time late at night when she was exhausted, misstated and immediately apologized for it, what happened to her in Bosnia in 1995.All good said and done. Except that, according to Ben Smith, the speech where she got in trouble for “misspeaking” about arriving under sniper fire was in the morning, she told the story more than once, she didn’t acknowledge that she misspoke until more than a week

d let sleeping dogs lie. Well, you’d be wrong. As it turns out, Bill Clinton just resurrected this mess on the campaign trail in Indiana. What they heck are they thinking? Do they think us voters idiots? read more

lying. And blaming the press for bringing up the lies that he can't stop lying about.

http://www.politico.com) View profile Category: General Political News With controversy over Hillary Clinton's claim dying down, he reignites it with detailed — and questionable — defense. See Also: Back to Tuzla read more » Propose An Amendment Take To Committee Lobby Veto Add to: See Also:

about the Bosnia story; she did it numerous times, and not just at night. The trip, moreover, took place in ’96, not ’95. And Hillary wasn’t the first first lady since Eleanor Roosevelt to visit a combat zone; Pat Nixon went to Saigon in 1969, as Politico’s Ben Smith reminds us. What was Bill thinking? Bill may be one of those pols who believe you confront a negative, instead of ignoring it. And if you show that you don’t believe a negative, then folks won’t hold it against you as much

...Comes from President Bill Clinton

about the Bosnia story; she did it numerous times, and not just at night. The trip, moreover, took place in ’96, not ’95. And Hillary wasn’t the first first lady since Eleanor Roosevelt to visit a combat zone; Pat Nixon went to Saigon in 1969, as Politico’s Ben Smith reminds us. What was Bill thinking?" I would also note that Hillary mentioned the sniper story in her big speech on Saint Patrick's Day, and she didn't retract it until many days later, not "immediately.