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from: http://www.capitolhillblue.com/Jan1999/clintondivorcejan7.htm
It's over! First Lady tells friends, Clinton she
will divorce him
By Daniel J. Harris
White House Correspondent
First Lady Hillary Clinton has told her closest friends that her
marriage is over and that she will divorce her husband, sources
confirm to Capitol Hill Blue.
Termination of her marriage will most likely occur after Clinton's
second term as President ends on January 20, 2001, but could come
even sooner if Mrs. Clinton decides to seek the New York U.S.
Senate seat being vacated by Democrat Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
"It's over," one close friend of the First Lady said Wednesday.
"The only question is when."
In New York state, a poll being conducted to test Mrs. Clinton's
electability to the Senate includes questions about whether voters
would be more or less likely to vote for her if she was no longer
married. Three residents of New York confirmed Wednesday night that
they were called by pollsters who asked if Mrs. Clinton's marital
status would affect their vote. The three, who asked that their
names not be used, initially contacted Capitol Hill Blue to reveal
the the contents of the questions.
As the Senate prepares to open a trial on Clinton's impeachment,
White House insiders report that tensions between the President and
First Lady are at an "all-time high," with frequent arguments,
shouting matches and at least one fight where Secret Service agents
had to pull an angry Hillary Clinton off her husband, leaving her
husband with a bruise on his face that required extensive makeup to
mask (that fight has been reported previously in English tabloids
and on the Drudge Report internet site).
Sources said Mrs. Clinton told both the President and daughter
Chelsea before Christmas that their marriage was over and that she
would divorce him, but she agreed to continue the public show of
support at least until the impeachment process currently before the
Senate is concluded.
"She won't abandon him publicly while he is still on trial, but
anything is possible once the Senate finishes its work," one source
close to the First Lady said.
New York Democratic officials are urging Mrs. Clinton to seriously
consider a run for Moynihan's seat. New York Mayor Rudolph Guiliani
is considering a run from the Republican ticket.
"I think she would be a terrific candidate," says Democratic
Senator Robert J. Torricelli. "She should run."
Moynihan's seat has a history of carpetbagger occupancy. It was
once held by former US Attorney General Robert Kennedy, a
Massachusetts native who established residency in New York state
to run for the seat
Calls for comment to both the White House press office and the
First Lady's press office were not returned Wednesday night.
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from: http://dailynews.yahoo.com/headlines/pl/
story.html?s=v/nm/19990107/pl/hillary_2.html
Yahoo! News - Politics Headlines
Thursday January 7 12:37 AM ET
Mrs. Clinton's Friends Doubt She Will Seek Office
By Laurence McQuillan
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Aides and close friends of first lady
Hillary Rodham Clinton Wednesday dismissed speculation she will
seek political office, suggesting instead she will seek an
international stage to champion her causes.
There has been increasing speculation in recent weeks that Mrs.
Clinton, found to be the most admired woman in America by a
year-end Gallup Poll, will run for political office.
Her name has been raised by some as a possible U.S. Senate
candidate, with the lead editorial in The New York Times Tuesday
asking "Senator Rodham?" -- a reference to speculation she would
seek the Senate seat being vacated by veteran Democratic Sen.
Daniel Patrick Moynihan in 2000.
There also have been published reports Mrs. Clinton is interested
in running for the Senate from California, Massachusetts or
Illinois. Her name even has been mentioned in making a run for
the White House or as vice president in 2000.
"The only thing I want to say is that she has no plans to run"
for elective office, said Marsha Berry, the first lady's press
secretary, who has been flooded with queries. "That's really the
truth of the matter."
In private, those close to Mrs. Clinton went out of their way to
try to dampen the speculation -- with several stressing she was far
more likely to seek a forum that would let her continue to champion
the causes of women and children on the international stage.
"Personally, I can't imagine that she would run for anything," said
a senior adviser to Mrs. Clinton. "Right now a lot of people are
speculating about endless possibilities."
The New York speculation was fueled by the first lady's successful
campaigning for Democrat
