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Hillary Rodham Clinton has so far kept a low profile this year, something that's starting to change as she heads toward her expected 2016 campaign for president. Clinton spoke Tuesday at a Silicon Valley women's conference, her first U.S. speech of the year.
Clinton, the leading Democratic contender should she run, referred to her likely presidential campaign in hypothetical terms during an interview on stage at a women's conference in Silicon Valley. But she said anyone who mounts a campaign president in 2016 should make economic growth and restoring rising wages a top priority along with rebuilding trust and cooperation in the nation.
Even in the high-flying technology sector, Clinton said, many women struggle in the workplace with policies related to family leave and child care. She pointed to Oscar winner Patricia Arquette's appeals for pay equity at Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony. "She's right. It's time to have wage equality once and for all," Clinton said.
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