(Hillary) Clinton Wins Only Praise From L.A. Mayor

[Omaha Steve]

http://apnews.excite.com/article/20070304/D8NLE7F80.html

Clinton Wins Only Praise From L.A. Mayor
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Mar 4, 10:19 AM (ET)

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD

LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton kicked off a national volunteer drive to clean up litter and graffiti - an event that showcased environmental activism and presidential politics.

The 2008 campaign provided an obvious backdrop Saturday as the Democratic mayor showered Clinton - the latest in a string of candidates to visit the state - with praise for her work on clean-energy, climate change and other programs in Washington.

"She's been fighting for a brighter and cleaner future for all our children," Villaraigosa said to cheers from a throng gathered around the City Hall steps. "She's knows that our environment is not just the key to our health and happiness, she knows it's the defining issue for our children's future."


Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-N.Y., center, and Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa, right, greets supporters after the kickoff for the Great American Cleanup at City Hall in Los Angeles, Saturday, March 3, 2007. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson)

Villaraigosa later indicated he didn't have a favorite in the 2008 race, but the event gave the senator a chance to stand beside the popular mayor in a city with a large Democratic constituency as a dozen TV cameras rolled. The elaborately staged rally for the 2007 Great American Cleanup included dance troupes, an appearance by actress Daryl Hannah and a marching band.

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[MurrayDelph]

1. Villaraigosa's favorite will be

whoever he thinks can help him the most.

The more I see of him, the more ashamed I am of myself for ever voting for him in the first place.

(Mind you, his opponent last time was no friend of the common man, either).


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[David Dunham]

2. Obama should get used to it. A lot of Hispanics will back Hillary.