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[samgrant]

I added a bit to the AP item:

March 30, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) — Call her a Honky Tonk Woman: Hillary Rodham Clinton is a big fan of the Rolling Stones.

Speaking to reporters aboard her campaign plane Sunday morning, the Democratic presidential contender said she was eager to see "Shine a Light," the new documentary about the legendary rock band that was directed by Martin Scorsese and opens Friday.

Clinton said she attended her first Stones show as a high school senior in 1965, and has been a few times since. She praised Mick Jagger, the band's 64-year-old lead singer, and said she admired his work ethic.

"If you go to a Stones concert today and I have been, it's just amazing," Clinton said. "He has this incredible presence. He is very disciplined, he works out, and he's incredibly devoted to what he does."

The film, chronicling a Stone performance at the New York's Beacon Theater in fall 2006, even features a clip of guitarist Keith Richards meeting Clinton's 88-year old-mother, Dorothy Rodham. The Clinton Foundation, the former president's philanthropic effort, held a fundraiser during one of the concerts.

Clinton said her mother is an even bigger fan of the Stones.

"I thought she was going to just levitate," Clinton said of introducing Rodham to Richards and Jagger.

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Not included in the AP report was this:

As a follow up question, a reporter from Tiger Beat magazine asked the candidate, "Mrs. Clinton, in light of your previous claims of being both a Chicago Cubs fan and a New York Yankees fan, can you please tell us, who did you like better, the Stones or the Beatles?"

"Well, as you know", Clinton replied, "I have always been a big fan of both bands, and also the Herman's Hermits.

I'll never forget the day when John Lennon called me asking if I would allow my photograph to be used as part the cover of new album that the Beatles were in the process of recording.

I remember that photo session for the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album, standing there with the likes of Karlheinz Stockhausen, Johnny Weissmuller, Edgar Allen Poe, and Huntz Hall.

It seems like a dream to me now, but in retrospect I consider it a defining transformational experience which today informs my belief that I am the candidate that can truely bring people together."

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[bankerpapaw]

I added a bit to the AP item:

March 30, 2008

WASHINGTON (AP) — Call her a Honky Tonk Woman: Hillary Rodham Clinton is a big fan of the Rolling Stones.

Speaking to reporters aboard her campaign plane Sunday morning, the Democratic presidential contender said she was eager to see "Shine a Light," the new documentary about the legendary rock band that was directed by Martin Scorsese and opens Friday.

Clinton said she attended her first Stones show as a high school senior in 1965, and has been a few times since. She praised Mick Jagger, the band's 64-year-old lead singer, and said she admired his work ethic.

"If you go to a Stones concert today and I have been, it's just amazing," Clinton said. "He has this incredible presence. He is very disciplined, he works out, and he's incredibly devoted to what he does."

The film, chronicling a Stone performance at the New York's Beacon Theater in fall 2006, even features a clip of guitarist Keith Richards meeting Clinton's 88-year old-mother, Dorothy Rodham. The Clinton Foundation, the former president's philanthropic effort, held a fundraiser during one of the concerts.

Clinton said her mother is an even bigger fan of the Stones.

"I thought she was going to just levitate," Clinton said of introducing Rodham to Richards and Jagger.

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Not included in the AP report was this:

As a follow up question, a reporter from Tiger Beat magazine asked the candidate, "Mrs. Clinton, in light of your previous claims of being both a Chicago Cubs fan and a New York Yankees fan, can you please tell us, who did you like better, the Stones or the Beatles?"

"Well, as you know", Clinton replied, "I have always been a big fan of both bands, and also the Herman's Hermits.

I'll never forget the day when John Lennon called me asking if I would allow my photograph to be used as part the cover of new album that the Beatles were in the process of recording.

I remember that photo session for the Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band album, standing there with the likes of Karlheinz Stockhausen, Johnny Weissmuller, Edgar Allen Poe, and Huntz Hall.

It seems like a dream to me now, but in retrospect I consider it a defining transformational experience which today informs my belief that I am the candidate that can truely bring people together."

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Gosh, I certainly hope there won't be any sniper fire at the premiere.