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BOSTON Bostons mayor and police commissioner urged activists Tuesday to hold off on a planned die-in protesting police violence during the citys annual New Years Eve festivities.

Mayor Martin Walsh and Police Commissioner William Evans said the city will honor the protesters First Amendment right to demonstrate on Dec. 31. But they suggested the family-friendly First Night event is not the proper venue to address recent police killings of unarmed black men and boys in the U.S.

This isnt the event to do this, Evans said. If you walk down there, its all 2-, 3- and 4-year-olds. I dont think they have to see [that] behavior. They dont understand what is going on. They are still very innocent.

Walsh agreed: At some point, we have to have a dialogue about where we go from here. Protesting is great to get your point across. But the conversation has to happen around what are the answers people are looking for so that we can explain what we have done as a police department and as a city. Weve done some hard work around race relations, in particular.

Evans suggested many of the protesters are from outside the city trying to capitalize on recent events and do not reflect the relations between law enforcement and the community in Boston. The majority of the community is behind us, he said.

If activists decide to demonstrate as planned at Copley Square, Walsh and Evans said they should be respectful of police and First Night revelers.

Now in its 39th year, First Night draws tens of thousands with a mix of ice sculptures, music, fireworks and other family-friendly activities. Its emphasis on wholesome, non-alcohol-fueled fun has inspired hundreds of similar celebrations around the world.

The group First Night Against Police Violence has said it expects at least 100 people to participate in its New Years Eve die-in, in which activists lie down in the street pretending to be dead.

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Hillary Clinton in 2016? James Carville States Large Support From Democrats: `This Week` Roundtable
James Carville says 90 percent of Democrats want Clinton to run.

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Hillary Clinton #39;s inevitability and Elizabeth Warren potential change in stance on running explored.

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updated 10:31 AM EST, Mon December 29, 2014

Former secretary of state Hillary Clinton

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(CNN) -- Hillary Clinton takes the top spot on a list of admired living women for the 13th year in a row, according to an annual survey released by Gallup on Monday.

President Barack Obama, meanwhile, is considered the most admired living man in any part of the world.

When asked to name a woman they've heard or read about and admire, 12% mentioned Clinton, the former secretary of state, New York senator and first lady.

Eight percent said Oprah Winfrey, 5% said Nobel Peace prize winner Malala Yousafzai, and 4% said first lady Michelle Obama.

Other names mentioned included actress and humanitarian Angelina Jolie (2%), former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (2%), Princess Kate, the Duchess of Cambridge (2%), Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts (1%), and former first lady Laura Bush (1%).

Clinton, who's considered the Democratic frontrunner if she runs for president in 2016, has also held the top spot in 17 of the past 18 years. Laura Bush was considered the most admired woman in 2001, not long after the 9/11 attacks.

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New Yorkers arent eager to ring in the new year with politicians but if they had to, theyd rather hang with Hillary Clinton than with the mayor or governor.

The former secretary of state is the New Years date of choice for 37% of New York voters in a Quinnipiac poll released Monday.

That gave her a wide lead over both Gov. Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio only 8% of voters were interested in toasting 2015 with either of them.

But 45% of New Yorkers said no thanks to all pols.

Would you like to toast the event with the man in the Governors Mansion? Very few say yes. The man in Gracie Mansion? Not too many takers for that either, said Maurice Carroll, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Poll. Their favorite New Years date would be the lady from Chappaqua.

Clinton, the likely Democratic front-runner in the 2016 presidential race, fared better with her own party than Republicans.

Only 15% of GOP supporters wanted to sing Auld Lang Syne with Clinton, compared to 52% of Democrats.

New York Citys progressive mayor would be the best New Years date for only 2% of Republicans polled, compared to a still-not-impressive 12% of Democrats.

Cuomo was the only Democrat who got love from the opposing party: 11% of Republicans said they would most like to spend New Years with Cuomo, compared to 8% of Democrats.

Meanwhile, a new Gallup poll found that President Obama and Hillary Clinton are the most admired Americans.

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