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DesertFlower

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Tue Jun 4, 2013, 07:43 PM Jun 2013

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kirsten gillibrand.


Why Kirsten Gillibrand Could Have it All

Written by Morgan Pehme on July 15, 2012. Posted in Campaigns/Elections, News, Other Features.
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Kirsten Gillibrand is currently enjoying a career trajectory comparable to only a select few American politicians in recent memory—the most notable of whom occupies a certain Oval Office she’s already being discussed as a viable contender for in 2016.

Just a few years ago, such rumblings would have been unthinkable. When Gov. David Paterson plucked Gillibrand out of relative obscurity to fill the enormous shoes of Hillary Clinton, she had served a mere two years in Congress—and had never even run for office prior to getting elected to the House.

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http://www.cityandstateny.com/kirsten-gillibrand/

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