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 Clinton, considered an potential contender for the 2016 Democratic
presidential nomination, pulled on her experience as first lady, a
U.S. Senator and the nation's top diplomat during a speech in
Philadelphia at a conference at a conference presented by the U.S.
Green Building Council. She told the conventioneers that they should
continue to talk about their ideas in hopes of swaying more people
that it makes ecological and financial sense.
"At the top of any agenda about America's future, sustainability has
to be viewed as one of the key goals," she said in the speech at
Temple University.
She talked about how she and her husband, former President Bill
Clinton, had windows, heaters and even light bulbs replaced to make
the White House more energy efficient. As a senator, Clinton said
she supported green school buildings and, as secretary of the state,
required new embassies and consulates to meet environmental
standards while also encouraging other countries to impose
environmental regulations.
Clinton took a handful of questions, but most dealt with
environmental issues. None got into whether she might run for
president, or her views on the bumpy implementation of President
Barack Obama's health insurance overhaul.
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She was asked, though, about the art of political compromise, which
has been much discussed since a government shutdown last month.
"It seems as though our political debate has been taken over by a
small group that doesn't believe in compromise," she said, striking
a note that other politicians, including New Jersey Gov. Chris
Christie, a Republican who is considering running for president in
2016, have hit recently.
"It's important not to vote for people who proudly say they will not
compromise," she said.
[Associated
Press; GEOFF MULVIHILL]
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