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Polls show Mrs Clinton in a position of unprecedented strength compared to her potential rivals, with two years still to go before the beginning of the Democratic primary election.

A Washington Post/ABC poll found she had the support 73 per cent of Democrats 61 points ahead of Joe Biden, the vice president and a possible 2016 contender.

Her front-runner status prompted Time magazine to ask in a cover article: "Can Anyone Stop Hillary?"

HRC details how Bill and Hillary Clinton kept a detailed "hit-list" of the Democrats they felt betrayed them by supporting Barack Obama over her in 2008.

While Mrs Clinton went on to serve loyally in Mr Obama's administration, her husband ruthlessly pursued the perceived traitors among Democratic members of Congress.

During the 2012 election he opposed one congressman who failed to support his wife four years earlier. The congressman lost his primary to a fellow Democrat, ultimately allowing the Republicans to take his seat.

"The message from the Clintons to the rest of the Democratic political world was clear: It's better to be with us than against us," according to the book.

Mrs Clinton's staff are also planning a strategy about how best to deploy her husband on the campaign trail. While he was a major asset to Mr Obama's re-election effort in 2012, he repeatedly courted controversy during her 2008 bid.

The former president took it on himself to rewrite a large section of Mrs Clinton's 2008 speech, prompting frantic last-minute revisions as she reversed his changes.

The book reports a surprisingly affectionate relationship between Mrs Clinton and Mr Obama despite their 2008 rivalry.

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WASHINGTON (AP) As Hillary Rodham Clinton mulls a second presidential bid, liberals are closely watching whether the onetime supporter of the Iraq war moves to the left or straddles the center.

Democrats say economic issues such as raising the minimum wage and protecting Social Security have become paramount for anyone aiming to lead the party after years of tough economic times.

During the 2008 primary campaign against Barack Obama, Clinton was hurt by her stand on the Iraq war while she was a senator. But she burnished her image among party loyalists during four years at the State Department in the Obama administration. Now liberals want to see how she might carry the torch from Obama.

"We're going to see income inequality play the same role that the war in Iraq played in 2008," said Ilya Sheyman, executive director of MoveOn.org, a liberal advocacy group. "This is less about what she did before. The issue landscape right now is very different than in 2008."

Whether a viable Clinton alternative emerges for the 2016 campaign remains a looming question.

Vice President Joe Biden is leaving his options open. Some liberals hope Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., will reconsider statements that she has no plans to run. Others point to ex-Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, who addressed a progressive group in Iowa in December, or Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley, who is considering a presidential run but endorsed Clinton in 2007.

Liberals have backed efforts by Warren to expand Social Security benefits instead of trimming them to keep the program solvent. In a speech at Colgate University last year, Clinton suggested she shared Obama's approach for a "grand bargain" style deficit reduction that would include increases to tax revenue and adjustments to entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare.

Progressives want Clinton to take a tougher stand on Wall Street. They grumble about her speeches at private financial conferences, where she can command fees of $200,000.

"It's a big unknown on where Hillary Clinton stands on issues like core economic populist issues," said Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. He said there are "a lot of people who want to support her and are rooting for her to adapt to the times" but if she doesn't, there will be room for a challenger.

On Super Bowl Sunday, liberals reacted favorably when Clinton urged fellow Democrats to avoid tougher penalties against Iran as the administration negotiates a comprehensive nuclear deal.

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(CNN) - A new book set to release this week on Hillary Clinton includes an anecdote about the tension that arose when her husband, former President Bill Clinton, tried to edit one of her speeches.

And former Gen. David Petraeus, a Republican, is quoted in the book as saying Hillary Clinton would be a tremendous president.

Political reporters Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes talked Sunday about their new book, "HRC: State Secrets and the Rebirth of Hillary Clinton," on NBC's "Meet the Press."

They recalled a moment of tension when Bill Clinton tried to add his own style to his wife's speech at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, long after it was clear she would not be the nominee.

"'It's my speech,' she declared as she left to find (Bill)."

Parnes said the story was an example of how the power couple share "the same goal, but they have different strategies of getting there."

"So I think that's going to be an interesting moment to see how this plays out. If Bill Clinton can be the Bill Clinton that he was for Barack Obama in 2012, she's got it made," Parnes said. "If he is the Bill Clinton from 2008, that's a little bit of a precarious situation."

Allen added that while Bill Clinton is talented at political strategy - even for himself - it's a different story when it comes to his wife.

"There's a blind spot," he said.

Bill Clinton's place in his wife's potential second run for the White House will certainly be under a microscope. He's already being described as a liability by Sen. Rand Paul, R-Kentucky.

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton attends a roundtable discussion on education in New York City. As Clinton considers a second presidential bid, progressives wonder whether she will move to the left or straddle the political center. (Credit: Andrew Burton/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON As Hillary Rodham Clinton mulls a second presidential bid, liberals are closely watching whether the onetime supporter of the Iraq war moves to the left or straddles the center.

Democrats say economic issues such as raising the minimum wage and protecting Social Security have become paramount for anyone aiming to lead the party after years of tough economic times.

During the 2008 primary campaign against Barack Obama, Clinton was hurt by her stand on the Iraq war while she was a senator. But she burnished her image among party loyalists during four years at the State Department in the Obama administration. Now liberals want to see how she might carry the torch from Obama.

Were going to see income inequality play the same role that the war in Iraq played in 2008, said Ilya Sheyman, executive director of MoveOn.org, a liberal advocacy group. This is less about what she did before. The issue landscape right now is very different than in 2008.

Whether a viable Clinton alternative emerges for the 2016 campaign remains a looming question.

Vice President Joe Biden is leaving his options open. Some liberals hope Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., will reconsider statements that she has no plans to run. Others point to ex-Montana Gov. Brian Schweitzer, who addressed a progressive group in Iowa in December, or Maryland Gov. Martin OMalley, who is considering a presidential run but endorsed Clinton in 2007.

Liberals have backed efforts by Warren to expand Social Security benefits instead of trimming them to keep the program solvent. In a speech at Colgate University last year, Clinton suggested she shared Obamas approach for a grand bargain style deficit reduction that would include increases to tax revenue and adjustments to entitlement programs such as Social Security and Medicare.

Progressives want Clinton to take a tougher stand on Wall Street. They grumble about her speeches at private financial conferences, where she can command fees of $200,000.

Its a big unknown on where Hillary Clinton stands on issues like core economic populist issues, said Adam Green, co-founder of the Progressive Change Campaign Committee. He said there are a lot of people who want to support her and are rooting for her to adapt to the times but if she doesnt, there will be room for a challenger.

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