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Again uses Kennedy '68 campaign to justify long primary

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  • Democratic presidential hopeful Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton spoke with the Argus Leader Editorial Board in Sioux Falls, S.D. Mrs. Clinton quickly apologized after citing the June 1968 assassination of Robert F. Kennedy in defending her decision to keep running for the Democratic nomination despite increasingly long odds.
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LINK TO THE PAST: Throughout his campaign, Sen. Barack Obama has been compared to both assassinated Kennedys and fear of an attempt on his life is a topic voters quietly raise.

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By Christina Bellantoni

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton yesterday evoked Robert F. Kennedy's 1968 assassination when justifying the long Democratic primary, and did quick damage control after it was taken as a reference to the perceived danger Sen. Barack Obama faces in his bid to be the first black president.

Mrs. Clinton told a South Dakota newspaper editorial board her husband's nomination in 1992 wasn't wrapped up until June, and "we all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California."

The Obama campaign called the remarks "unfortunate," and said the statement "has no place in this campaign."

Throughout his campaign against Mrs. Clinton, Mr. Obama has been compared to both assassinated Kennedys and fear of an attempt on his life is a topic voters quietly raise in light of threats reportedly made against the Illinois senator.

He has had a security detail for more than a year, the earliest ever in a presidential campaign, and his security was beefed up in January after Mr. Obama won the Iowa caucus. Voters attending his rallies are asked not to bring large bags and must go through metal detectors at most events, and snipers have been spotted on rooftops during his larger outdoor rallies.

Mrs. Clinton told reporters later her intention had been to make a historical reference and said the Kennedy family has been on her mind lately.

Democrats from both camps yesterday agreed the remark may have been careless but was harmless.

Speaking to editors at the Sioux Falls Argus-Leader, Mrs. Clinton said she was flummoxed by those who want her to end her White House bid before the final three contests in the first week of June, complaining, "People have been trying to push me out of this ever since Iowa.

"I find it curious. Because it is unprecedented in history. I don't understand it. Between my opponent and his camp and some in the media there has been this urgency to end this," she said. "Historically, that makes no sense."

She cited her husband Bill Clinton's 1992 race and then referenced Mr. Kennedy, who was fatally shot on June 5, 1968, in Los Angeles after winning the pivotal California Democratic primary. He was the younger brother of President John F. Kennedy, who also was assassinated.

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