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Hillary Clinton: She has big lead over Republican rivals for the White House, even if book on years at the State Department was a snoozer.

Ex-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton impersonated Vladimir Putin and joked about a run for the White House during a Winnipeg gig on Tuesday, while a new national poll was giving her double digit leads over a 2016 field of potential Republican rivals.

The new ABC News/Washington Post finds Clinton doing well against such establishment Republicans as Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney, as well as libertarians and religious right conservatives in the GOP field. Bill Clinton is more an asset than a liability to his spouses ambitions.

A rundown of figures from the poll, taken January 12-15:

Clinton leads former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush by a 54-41 percent margin. A majority of those polled said it would make no difference that Bush is a brother and son of former presidents. Among those who feel it does make a difference, the result is negative toward busy.

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Clinton has a 55-40 percent advantage over 2012 GOP nominee Mitt Romney. Romney has begun testing waters for a third run for the White House.

Clinton runs ahead of Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky, by a 54-41 percent margin. Paul is the libertarian in the GOP field, advocating a less interventionist foreign policy. His father, ex-Texas Rep. Ron Paul, ran for the Republican nomination in 2012.

Clinton enjoys her biggest lead, at 56-39 percent, over former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee. Huckabee has quit his show at Fox News to explore a new run at the White House, and lately made news with denunciations of Jay-Z and Beyonce.

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By Chinta Puxley The Canadian Press

WINNIPEG Former U.S. secretary of state Hillary Clinton is calling on Canada to continue fighting the ideology of hate and extremist propaganda fuelling terrorism.

Clinton told about 2,000 people at a Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce luncheon that the international community has to target material that is drawing radicals to the cause.

Everyone has a stake in the contest of ideas and values, said the former senator and first lady, who pointed to the recent terrorist attacks in Paris and last years storming of Parliament Hill in Ottawa by lone gunman Michael Zehaf-Bibeau.

This is a generational challenge and it must be waged on many fronts, Clinton said. It may seem very far away from Winnipeg, but it is a struggle that all of us have a stake in making sure that our side wins.

Extremism is hurting the vast majority of Muslims who are peaceful and tolerant, she said.

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We cant close our eyes to the fact that, at this time in our world history, there is a distorted and dangerous strain of extremism within the Muslim world that continues to spread, Clinton said. They have the capacity to cause profound damage, most especially to their own communities. With these vicious few, we are confronting an ideology of hate.

One of the best weapons in the fight against terrorism is democracy, Clinton suggested. She pointed to the outpouring of support from millions following the attacks in Paris.

Extremism, authoritarianism, Putinism none of them can compete with democracy at our best. The future is ours if we come together, live our values and understand that we have to export those values.

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WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) Hillary Clinton is trying to stop leaks before they start.

Clinton, the Democrats front-runner for the 2016 presidential nomination, is trying to build a disciplined and loyal campaign team that can avoid the unflattering leaks to the press that plagued her last White House bid. Politico writes that as Clinton blends longtime loyalists and Barack Obama campaign alumni to staff whats expected to be her next presidential run, a major question is exactly how to minimize the damage from inevitable press leaks while maintaining focus on her campaign message. Reporters covering Clintons 2008 White House bid relished the dirty laundry her staffers dished about each other as Obama surged ahead of the pack, Politico writes.

Clinton mum on Keystone: Clinton is already being asked to weigh in on hot policy topics, but theres one issue she wont touch: the Keystone XL oil pipeline. Im not going to express an opinion, this is in our process and thats where it belongs, she said Wednesday, as quoted by the Hill. The Canada-to-U.S. Gulf Coast pipeline is currently being reviewed by the State Department, which Clinton formerly headed. Clinton was visiting Winnipeg, Canada, for a conference.

Hatch on Warren: Sen. Orrin Hatch of Utah, the new chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, wants to be friends with Sen. Elizabeth Warren. Hatch, a Republican, told Yahoo News he would like the Massachusetts liberal to become the new Kennedy a reference to the late Democratic Sen. Edward Kennedy. Hatch told Utah voters during his first Senate campaign he wanted to come to Washington to fight liberal senators like Kennedy. But Hatch and Kennedy wound up becoming close friends and frequent collaborators on legislation.

New Jersey on Christie: New Jersey voters arent keen on their governor, Chris Christie, becoming president. Nearly three in five registered voters in the Garden State dont think the Republican would make a good president, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released Thursday. Reuters has more on the poll, and this tidbit: Its unusual for candidates to win the presidency without winning their home state, although James Polk, Woodrow Wilson and Richard Nixon managed the feat.

Obama woos Dems on trade: The Wall Street Journal reports President Barack Obamas push for a new round of trade deals looks set to hinge on a small swing contingent of House Democratic lawmakers. The Journal says the White House has deployed cabinet secretaries and set up a war room to promote so-called fast-track trade legislation on Capitol Hill. Obama asked for legislation to ease passage of trade deals in Tuesdays State of the Union address. Lawmakers and lobbyists say its hard to know how many House Republicans would vote against fast track, an uncertainty that puts more pressure on the White House to win over as many Democrats as possible.

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Washington The emerging 2016 presidential field is chock-full of familiar names, including a Clinton, a Bush, and a Romney. But voter reactions to each ones legacy qualities vary widely. And its Hillary Rodham Clinton who comes out on top.

Among registered voters, former Secretary of State Clinton gains both by the fact that she would be the first woman president and from positive memories of her husbands presidency, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll released Thursday.

By a 13-point margin, voters are more likely to vote for Clinton because shed be the first female president rather than less likely, the poll found. Some 24 percent are more likely; 11 percent are less likely. And the presidency of her husband, former President Bill Clinton, is a positive by 8 percentage points, 24 percent to 16 percent.

But for two top potential Republican contenders, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and 2012 nominee Mitt Romney, legacy issues are a drag on their numbers. The fact that Mr. Bushs father and brother both served as president is a net negative by 25 percentage points 9 percent positive and 34 percent negative.

In Mr. Romneys case, his 2012 nomination costs him a net 14 percentage points. Twelve percent of registered voters say theyre more likely to support Romney for that reason while 26 percent say theyre less likely.

Most registered voters, 57 to 65 percent, say none of these items would be a factor in their vote, including Clintons family legacy, writes ABC News pollster Gary Langer. But a presidential election is a game of margins, making these views potentially important in the campaign ahead.

In addition, Clinton beats all Republicans tested in hypothetical matchups by between 13 and 17 percentage points. The poll tested former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.

But at this stage in the 2016 race, with no declared candidates, its too early to draw conclusions. If Clinton runs, as expected, she is poised to run away with the Democratic nomination. The expected big Republican field is wide open, though Romneys recent moves toward a third campaign have roiled the establishment wing of the party.

The potential GOP candidates may be hamstrung by their intramural battle ahead; core Republican support likely will coalesce around the ultimate nominee, Mr. Langer says.

For now, though, the prospect of a Bush-Romney showdown, in which they compete for many of the same donors, has some Republicans on edge. Bush and Romney are scheduled to meet privately in Utah this week, according to The New York Times.

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Washington The emerging 2016 presidential field is chock-full of familiar names, including a Clinton, a Bush, and a Romney. But voter reactions to each ones legacy qualities vary widely. And its Hillary Rodham Clinton who comes out on top.

Among registered voters, former Secretary of State Clinton gains both by the fact that she would be the first woman president and from positive memories of her husbands presidency, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll released Thursday.

By a 13-point margin, voters are more likely to vote for Clinton because shed be the first female president rather than less likely, the poll found. Some 24 percent are more likely; 11 percent are less likely. And the presidency of her husband, former President Bill Clinton, is a positive by 8 percentage points, 24 percent to 16 percent.

But for two top potential Republican contenders, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and 2012 nominee Mitt Romney, legacy issues are a drag on their numbers. The fact that Mr. Bushs father and brother both served as president is a net negative by 25 percentage points 9 percent positive and 34 percent negative.

In Mr. Romneys case, his 2012 nomination costs him a net 14 percentage points. Twelve percent of registered voters say theyre more likely to support Romney for that reason while 26 percent say theyre less likely.

Most registered voters, 57 to 65 percent, say none of these items would be a factor in their vote, including Clintons family legacy, writes ABC News pollster Gary Langer. But a presidential election is a game of margins, making these views potentially important in the campaign ahead.

In addition, Clinton beats all Republicans tested in hypothetical matchups by between 13 and 17 percentage points. The poll tested former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, 2012 GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul, and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee.

But at this stage in the 2016 race, with no declared candidates, its too early to draw conclusions. If Clinton runs, as expected, she is poised to run away with the Democratic nomination. The expected big Republican field is wide open, though Romneys recent moves toward a third campaign have roiled the establishment wing of the party.

The potential GOP candidates may be hamstrung by their intramural battle ahead; core Republican support likely will coalesce around the ultimate nominee, Mr. Langer says.

For now, though, the prospect of a Bush-Romney showdown, in which they compete for many of the same donors, has some Republicans on edge. Bush and Romney are scheduled to meet privately in Utah this week, according to The New York Times.

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Personal history boosts Hillary Clinton, hurts Jeb Bush and Mitt Romney