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Clinton Inducted Into Women's Hall of Fame
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BEN DOBBIN, Associated Press Writer
AP Online
10-09-2005
Dateline: SENECA FALLS, N.Y.
Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, right, receives her medal after being inducted into the National Women's Hall of Fame in Seneca Falls, N.Y., Saturday, Oct. 8, 2005. Presenting the award is hall of fame president Clotilde Perez-Bode Dedecker. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli)
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