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Hillary Would Rather Be a Grandmother Than President, Says Bill

Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton poses for pictures at St Andrews University on September 13, 2013 in St Andrews, Scotland. Mrs Clinton is receiving an honorary doctor of law degree from St Andrews University, which is marking its 600th anniversary of the founding of Scotland's oldest university.
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President or a grandmother?” asked Charlie Rose on CBS This Morning, knowing full well that one does not preclude the other. “If you ask her, I think she’d say grandmother,” said Bill Clinton, “but I have found it best not to discuss that issue.” (Sorry, Chelsea.) “My goal is to live to be a grandfather,” he added. “The rest of it’s out of my hands.” Diplomacy, among other things, runs in the family.

Hillary Clinton: Grandmother or President?