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Wanted to rise above partisanship and reach for statesmanship, and that is what i tried to do. and now i am delighted to be here with all of you, to be with the wlf, a group that actually focuses on the issues. you are women after my own heart, and i want to thank debbie wasserman schultz, cynthia friedman, lonnie shackelford and all the terrific speakers youve heard from and will hear from, including my friend, leader, nancy pelosi. and i wanted to say a word about another great democrat, who h...

Year. and i am just gratful that i recovered my voice which i lost a little bit, but as i said at the start, i wanted to rise above partisanship and reach for statesmanship. clinton is clearly riding high after a surge of good news and by all accounts, she stood her ground after 11 hours of questioning. earlier in the day, joe biden said he wont challenge her, and then polls indicated that she won the first winning debate. so lets bring in our correspondent jeff zeleny live in alexandria, and ...

Reach for statesmanship. that is what i tried to do. >> that was from today referring to yesterday. can she pull that off? can she sell that to voters? >> its very interesting that she said that. during the benghazi hearing she was great. there is no doubt about it. she showed she was prepared and showed that she could lead a country. she looked great and sounded great. just a week before that she said her greatest enemy, one of her greatest enemies were republicans. she cant have it both ways o...

Whom i worked to try to answer your questions. i cannot do any more than that. the answers have changed not at all since i appeared two years ago before the house and the senate. and i recognize that there are many currents at work in this committee. but i can only hope that the statesmanship overcomes the partisanship. at some point we have to do this. it is deeply unfortunate that something as serious as what happened in benghazi could ever

Chest. [ laughter ] [ applause ] >> after the applause and room died down, secretary clinton responded with this. >> the answers have changed not at all since i appeared two years ago before the house and the senate. and i recognize that there are many currents at work in this committee, but i can only hope that the statesmanship overcomes the partisanship. at some point we have to do this, and im hoping that we can move forward together. we can start working together. we can start listening to ...

Course of it. and this is a little snippet from late in the hearing during the final hour. >> the answers have changed not at all since i appeared two years ago before the house and the senate. and i recognize that there are many currents at work in this committee, but i can only hope that the statesmanship overcomes the partisanship. at some point we have to do this. it is deeply unfoch nrtunate th something as serious as what happened in benghazi could ever be used for partisan political purpo...

And i am just grateful i recovered my voice, which i lost a little bit, but as i said at the start, i wanted to rise above partisanship and reach for statesmanship and that is what i tried to do. >> clintons image turn-around isnt just about benghazi. quinnipiacs latest iowa poll has her 11 points higher than a month ago and an equal amount ahead of her closest challenger, senator bernie sanders. part of that of course is a strong debate performance last week but clinton is also getting a boost ...

[ applause ] madam secretary. >> i came here, because i said that i would. and i have done everything that i know to do as have the people with whom i worked to try to answer your questions. i cannot do anymore than that. the answers have changed not at all since i appeared two years ago before the house and the senate. and i recognize that there are many currents at work in this committee, but i can only hope that the statesmanship overcomes the partisanship. at some point we have to do

The right lessons, to rise above partisanship, and to reach for statesmanship. thats what i tried to do every day as secretary of state, and its what i hope we will all strive for here today and into the future. thank you. >> thank you, madam secretary. i did not cut off your opening at all. nor would i think about doing so because the subject matter is critically important, and you deserve to be heard. i would just simply note that -- and i dont plan on cutting off any of your answers. our memb...

Gain. if they show statesmanship and get really serious and focus the questions on the essential question you asked right at the beginning, could this attack have been prevented? if their entire line of questioning is essentially under that umbrella, they gain credibility and it will help them politically. for hillary clinton, she cannot look like a politician up there. if she doesnt get rattled, even if her answers are unfulfilling, she survives. where i think shes vulnerable goes back to the q...