The Clintons

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Author

Tom Slee

Published

February 8, 2008

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Names matter.

16 years ago Hillary Rodham became Hillary Rodham Clinton became Hillary Clinton, so that Bill would not look emasculated. Now her opponents talk about “the Clintons”. She is tied to the presidency of her husband, unable to be judged for herself. She has paid a big price for changing her public name.