http://www.portsmouth-dailytimes.com/articles/2008/02/2... Clinton campaign makes stop in Hanging RockBy T.W. Allen
PDT Staff Writer
Published: Thursday, February 28, 2008 10:45 PM CST
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-NY, made a campaign stop in her bid for president of the United States in Hanging Rock on Thursday, to greet some of her faithful supporters at the Ohio University Southern Campus Child Development Center. The event was classified invitation-only because of the limited seating capacity of the gymnasium, where Clinton gave an hour-long speech to about 300 people.
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Strickland and Clinton first met 15 years ago. Since then, she has traveled throughout Ohio, including to some of its small towns.
"She understands that life is tough, that people struggle, especially in the foothills of the Appalachian mountains." Although people work really hard, do the best they can do, love their families, support their communities, contribute to their churches and are patriotic in their service to our country, that life can be hard. Although they do the best they can do, through the tough times, they feel like life has not given them a fair shake," Strickland said. "I know that when this good senator becomes president, she will not forget the people of southern Ohio.
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During her speech, Clinton offered a proposal that described her plan to address the blight on the nation's conscience and the economic future. She also announced two new goals an ambitious agenda to deliver solutions for children in poverty and their families. According to a statement released by the campaign, Clinton's plan will move America toward cutting child poverty in half by 2010, and lifting at least 6 million children above the poverty line. The plan also calls for the ending of child hunger by 2012, providing nourishment to the 12.4 million children who go hungry....
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