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Stanford Study Finds Fake News Didn't Tip Election Against Clinton Observer Fake news has been frequently cited as the reason for Hillary Clinton's presidential election loss to Donald Trump. Indeed, the sensationalism surrounding the term has provoked other fake or misleading news articles to promote this post-election narrative.

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Stanford Study Finds Fake News Didn't Tip Election Against Clinton - Observer

Hillary Clinton has declared that "the future is female" and applaudedlast month's women's marches inthe first video statement she's made since Donald Trump's inauguration.

The former Secretary of State spoke of the need for "strong women to step up and speak out" and applauded those who did so over the inauguration weekend.

"Just look at the amazing energy we saw last month as women organised a march that galvanised millions of people all over our country and across the world," Clinton said in the video, which was created for the 2017 MAKERS conference.

The MAKERS is a storytelling platform that promotes and celebrates women. This year,its conference has the theme "be bold," and includes speakers such as Patricia Arquette, Sophia Bush, Gloria Steinem and Sheryl Sandberg among other excellent women. Topics covered will include "changing perspectives" and "a bold you."

In her video message Clinton took the opportunity to encourage others to help shape the world to be better -for women now and future generations.

"We need you to dare greatly and lead boldly. So please, set an example for every women and girl out there who's worried about what the future holds and wonders whether our rights, opportunities and values will endure."

She also echoed her famous Children's Defense Fund Gala speech, saying, "And remember, you are the heroes and history makers, the glass ceiling breakers of the future. As I've said before, I'll say again, never doubt you are valuable and powerful and deserving of every chance and every opportunity in the world."

Clinton has shown her support for women since conceding to Donald Trump in the presidential race in other ways too. Last month she tweeted this message in solidarity with those involved in the Women's Marches.

And she added her voice to the condemnation of Donald Trump's travel ban.

Meanwhile yesterday Clinton voiced her approval of Lady Gaga's performance at the Super Bowl.

Earlier this month it was announced that Clinton is working on a book of personal essays and her favourite quotes.

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Hillary Clinton applauds the Women's Marches, declares 'the future is female' - The Age

Ruline Steininger, the centenarian Hillary Clinton supporter who had said she was"going to live until [Clinton's] elected", has died aged 103.

The Iowa woman, who was born in 1913, seven years before women in the US were legally able to vote, passed away on January 31, her daughter-in-law told CNN.

"She had a long and productive life and did much to inspire many women, young and old," Karen Steininger told the news outlet. "One of my favourite things that she said, as my husband was telling her about the Women's March here in Des Moines, was to please send Hillary a note after her death and to let her know that she'll still be fighting. An activist even after she's gone."

Steininger voted for Clinton at an early voting location in Iowa on September 29, and met with the Democratic candidate afterwards.

"I'm not taking any chance and leaving it 'til the election," Steininger told Clinton at the time."When you're 103, you make every minute count."

"And you have made every minute of all those years count," Clinton replied.

She featured in one of Clinton's campaign videos, in which she said she the election of her country's first female head of state would "let little girls know that they can be anything they want to be in this country", remarking that when she was in high school women could only choose between being a high school teacher or a nurse.

Clinton responded to the news on Thursday, tweeting Steininger's campaign video alongside a message of condolence for her family.

"At 103, Ruline Steininger had an energy [and]vibrancy all should aspire to," Clinton wrote."My thoughts & prayers are [with]her family."

In February 2016, then aged 102, Ruline Steininger first made headlines when CNN reported she had caucused for Clinton in Iowa

"I've got a big job ahead of me ... I've got to live," she told the news outlet at the time. "After that, okay, I can die if I want to, but I'm going to live until she's elected."

Clinton responded to her story on Twitter, saying that her support meant "the world".

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Ruline Steininger, the 103-year-old Hillary Clinton supporter, has died - The Sydney Morning Herald

Robert McNeely began his career as a political photojournalist in 1972, following the presidential race between Richard Nixon and George McGovern. Over two decades later, in 1993, Hillary Clinton asked McNeely to be the official White House photographer during former President Bill Clintons administration.

For the next six years, McNeely photographed the Clintons on the campaign trail, attending state dinners, and in official White House meetings. In addition to photographing the administration, McNeely also beautifully captured the more intimate moments between a husband, wife and daughter.

The woman who left the White House in the early days of 2001 was very different from the one who was swept in on a tide of hope with her husband in 1992. The tough, savvy, and polished two-time candidate for president had begun to emerge, McNeely explained in the introduction. Yet, despite having been in the public eye for so long, Hillary Clinton is often described as the least-known, least-understood famous person in America. I hope that in taking readers behind the scenes and showing her from new angles, these photographs might provide greater insight into the making of this extraordinary woman.

Scroll below to see 10 never-before-seen photos of Clinton from McNeelys new book.

The Making of Hillary Clinton: The White House Years by Robert McNeely

Chelsea, Bill, and Hillary Clinton after the first Clinton-Dole debate in Hartford, Connecticut. October 6, 1996.

The Making of Hillary Clinton: The White House Years by Robert McNeely

A stop during Hillary Clinton's senate campaign, summer 2000.

The Making of Hillary Clinton: The White House Years by Robert McNeely

Campaigning at a rally in Athens, Texas. August 28, 1992.

The Making of Hillary Clinton: The White House Years by Robert McNeely

The Clintons, with British Prime Minister Tony Blair and Cherie Blair, rest after a receiving line before a state dinner. February 5,1998.

The Making of Hillary Clinton: The White House Years by Robert McNeely

At a campaign rally in Balboa Park, San Diego, following Bill Clintons presidential debate with Bob Dole there. October 16, 1996.

The Making of Hillary Clinton: The White House Years by Robert McNeely

Firing a US Secret Service sniper rifle at a water-filled jug while touring the Secret Service training center in Beltsville, Maryland. The jug can be seen exploding down-range. October 4, 1997.

The Making of Hillary Clinton: The White House Years by Robert McNeely

At the state dinner in the White House for Chinese President Jiang Zemin. October 29, 1997.

The Making of Hillary Clinton: The White House Years by Robert McNeely

President Clinton and Hillary Clinton in a meeting about healthcare reform in the White House's Roosevelt Room.February 17, 1993.

The Making of Hillary Clinton: The White House Years by Robert McNeely

Addressing the press and taking questions on a wide range of topics in the East Room of the White House. The seventy-two-minute Q&A came months after reporters began demanding that Clinton discuss her role in criticized commodity trades and an Arkansas land deal first reported on in 1992. It was her only such event during her tenure as First Lady. April 22, 1994.

The Making of Hillary Clinton: The White House Years by Robert McNeely

Speaking with Secretary of State Madeleine Albright aboard Air Force One en route to Europe. May 26, 1997.

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10 Throwback Photos Of Hillary Clinton You've Probably Never Seen - Huffington Post

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When I saw the image of former President Barack Obama in flip-flops, shorts and a backward cap, along with his wife, former first lady Michelle Obama, in the shortest of shorts, walking across the beach, I was relieved for them. They served this country well for eight yearseven when millions of its citizens blatantly disrespected them for no other reason than that the hue of their skin made them antithetical to the virtues of their America. So much so that Obamas successor is the most unqualified president in U.S. history; a man who is small by every measure who won, largely, because he sold his supporters the notion that he could restore the nation to the lily-white land of yore.

So, mere days into 45s administration, the same mediocrity and monstrosity that followed him in his private life and professional dealings have unsurprisingly followed him into the White House. The man told the electorate exactly who he was, and they chose him anyway. Now that the sky has cracked and pieces have begun to fall, political journalists along with average citizens have been calling on former President Obama to speak up. So he did, 10 days after leaving officewhich, in some respect, felt hastyto disavow the travel ban targeted to immigrants from primarily Muslim nations.

The statement was appreciated, but make no mistake: Obama may speak out when it suits him as promised following the election, but he owes this country nothing. Not while on vacation. Not after eight years of service to a sizably ungrateful nation. Not less than a month after leaving office.

To quote DMX, What these bitches want from a nigga? Feel free to pour bleach to remove the stain of misogyny, but after you do, wrap yourself around the sentiment. Squeeze it tight.

Similarly, on the day of the Womens March on Washington and subsequent days after, quite a few called on former Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton to also engage and help the resistance. Typically, after an election, the losing presidential candidate goes off and finds some business. While we are undeniably living in unique and increasingly dire circumstances, not only do I question the push for Clinton to more aggressively speak out against the antics of this amateurish administration, but I also worry about its ineffectiveness this early.

If she were to level stronger statements against Tropicana Jong-il, all that would do is invite comment from a man who cant seem to escape campaign mode for the kind of needless public feuds hes known for courting. No. 45 would foam at the mouth at the chance to continue assailing her as if he had another chance at losing the popular vote and winning on technicality. So, America may be calling to sing, Pick up the phone, baby/I know youre home, baby to HRC, but I would label that number Do Not Answer.

Last August, Clinton spelled out in no uncertain terms the dangers of electing an orange clown who surrounded himself with men modeled after the Ku Klux Klan and Nazis. In each and every single debate, she pointed out that her political opponent was a con man who would be a puppet of a Russian authoritarian obsessed with shirtless selfies and unlawfully seizing neighboring land. Clinton was not my ideal candidate, but had she won 70,000 more votes in three states with laws designed to make it much more difficult for people who look like me to vote, there would be less talk about what a disastrous campaign she ran. Then again, it would have been yet another instance of black people picking up the slack for white people.

Many of the very people who have pushed Obama and Clinton to speak out more are the same people who didnt initially want to talk to their white relatives about what it means to support a man who has an extensive history of bigotry. After the election, a HuffPost/YouGov survey revealed that a 53 percent majority of those celebrating the holidays said that they were either not very likely or not likely at all to discuss politics during their dinner. Around that time, there were countless articles written about how to avoid talking about politics at Thanksgiving. This is a white-folks burden because talking about the election at a black Thanksgiving isnt hard:

Me: Fuck that man.

Auntie: What he said. AND MELANIA IS NO MICHELLE.

Uncle: Fuck him is right.

Cousin: Fuck him.

End scene.

I will say that I am actually pleased that so many people have taken to the streets in every part of the country to protest what has happened thus far. However, when a reality-game-show host routinely insults Mexicans, Muslims, women, blacks and immigrants and touts policies that sound like they were first discussed at a Klan-Nazi orgy, the immediate response should have been, Im with her (I guess).

People had to see the sight of the absolute worst in order to take to the streets. Even after they were warned. No, no, no. Obama and Clinton warned yall, and some of us voted accordingly. Theyve done their duty. Its time to get off their straps and sacs and go do your part.

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If I Were Barack Obama or Hillary Clinton, I'd Put America Under 'Do Not Answer' - The Root