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June 6, 2007

Clinton: If Hillary wins, I'll do what she asks / Photo

Journal photo / Bill Murphy
Former President Bill Clinton arrives at the home of former Providence mayor Joseph Paolino on the East Side this morning for a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign. He's greeted by Paolino, next to Clinton, fundraiser Mark Weiner, center, and members of Paolino's family including Lianne, Paolino's wife, far left.

PROVIDENCE -- Former President Bill Clinton, asked what he would do if his wife, Hillary, is elected president, said outside a fundraiser here this morning: "Whatever I'm asked to do."

Clinton arrived at the house of former Providence mayor Joseph R. Paolino Jr. at about 11:30 a.m. on the city's East Side. A couple hundred guests arrived for the fund-raiser there for U.S. Sen. Hillary Clinton's Democratic presidential campaign.

Among the Rhode Island politicos sighted at the home today were Secretary of State Ralph Mollis, Cranston Mayor Michael Napolitano, former Lt. Gov. Richard Licht, and Suzanne Magaziner, wife of Ira Magaziner -- who heads the former president's global AIDs initiative foundation.

Sandra Whitehouse, wife of U.S. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse, who just endorsed Clinton today, and daughter Molly Whitehouse were also among the guests. Whitehouse himself is in Washington today.

Clinton said he thought his wife had a "good" debate, the one held in New Hampshire. He said he did not watch the most recent Republican presidential debate.

Clinton said troops should be pulled out of Iraq but he brushed away a question about a timetable for doing so, saying it would not happen now because President Bush would veto it anyway.

The fundraiser raised about $200,000.

-- projo.com staff writer Michael P. McKinney, with reports from Journal staff writer Scott MacKay

Your turn: If the presidential election were held today, would you vote for Hillary Clinton or Rudy Giuliani? Why?

Posted by Mike McKinney  at 2:30 PM | Permalink

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