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US presidential election

Clinton TV advert draws accusations

By Andrew Ward in Washington

Published: March 1 2008 01:38 | Last updated: March 1 2008 03:16

Hillary Clinton faced accusations of scaremongering on Friday when she launched a stark new television advertisement that urged voters to consider their children’s security when choosing who should be the Democratic presidential nominee.

The commercial shows children sleeping peacefully while the voiceover says a telephone is ringing in the White House at 3am with news of a crisis somewhere in the world.

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