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Former Hillary Clinton speechwriter set to publish an insider account – Washington Post

Lissa Muscatine, a co-owner of Politics & Prose Bookstore in Washington, is finally ready to tell her story about working with Hillary Clinton.

Her upcoming book, titled Hillaryland, will describe the 25-year journey of Hillary and her closest advisors at the intersection of politics and gender dynamics, according to a statement released by Penguin Press.

This is a journey Muscatine experienced firsthand before and after she and her husband, Bradley Graham, bought Politics & Prose in 2011. Penguin Press President and Editor-in-Chief Ann Godoff said, Muscatine has intimately witnessed events that define who we are culturally and politically in a changing America through her close association with Hillary Clinton for the last quarter century.

[Clinton and Muscatine: From first lady and speechwriter to author and bookseller]

After working as a reporter and editor for the Washington Star and The Washington Post, Muscatine first met Hillary Clinton in 1993, when she was hired as a presidential speechwriter in the Clinton White House. Her work quickly shifted to Hillary. She wrote speeches for the first lady and then for Secretary of State Clinton in the Obama administration. She served as a senior adviser on Clintons 2008 presidential campaign and as an unofficial adviser during the 2016 campaign. And she collaborated on Clintons 2003 memoir, Living History, which garnered an $8 million advance.

The decision to step out from behind the curtain and write in her own voice was a significant step for Muscatine. Her parents were authors, her husband has written two books, and she helps run one of the countrys most famous indie bookstores, but, she says, I promised myself long ago that I would never write a book of my own unless I had something meaningful to say.

The rise of Donald Trump changed everything for her. The election was devastating, and Im still reeling from it, she said. After years of writing in someone elses voice, I just felt absolutely compelled to write this book. I hope that by telling this story in my own words, I can offer insights into an important slice of history a window into Hillarys world, and how that world is a mirror back on ourselves, our nation and our times.

Clintons cooperation with the book seems likely. When Clinton finished the manuscript for her second memoir, Hard Choices, she sent the manuscript to Muscatine to get her comments. At a joint presentation in Washington in 2014, Clinton said, Lissa has been my partner in some of the most important writing and speaking that Ive done, going back to the White House years.

Hillaryland will join a growing shelf of books about Clinton. Just this month, Susan Bordo published The Destruction of Hillary Clinton, and Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes released Shattered: Inside Hillary Clintons Doomed Campaign. Clinton herself plans to publish a collection of personal essays in September.

The title is a reference to the self-designated name of a group of about a dozen devoted supporters and staffers that includes Huma Abedin, Mandy Grunwald and Patti Solis Doyle, who is credited with coining the word.

A release date for Hillaryland has not yet been set.

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A new book is claiming that former President Obama considered Hillary Clinton's mishandling of her email scandal a form of "political malpractice," reports the Charlotte Observer.

The book, titled, 'Shattered: Inside Hillary Clinton's Doomed Campaign,' says about Obama, "He couldn't understand what possessed Hillary to set up the private e-mail server, and her handling of the scandal obfuscate, deny, and evade amounted to political malpractice."

However, the two authors, Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes, also point out that Obama did try to show his support in the form of a pep talk as they were en route to their first campaign rally together in July 2016.

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Representative Susan Brooks, a Republican from Indiana, questions Hillary Clinton, former U.S. secretary of state and 2016 Democratic presidential candidate, not pictured, during a House Select Committee on Benghazi hearing in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015. Under scrutiny for her handling of the Benghazi attacks and her use of a private e-mail server, Clinton plans to invoke the memory of slain U.S. ambassador Christopher Stevens to defend her approach to diplomacy, saying they shared a common belief in the need for America to lead. Photographer: Pete Marovich/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks at an event at the New York University Leonard N. Stern School of Business in New York on July 24, 2015. The Justice Department said it had received a request to probe whether Hillary Clinton mishandled sensitive government information by using her private email for State Department business. 'The Department has received a referral related to the potential compromise of classified information,' a department official said in a brief statement that confirmed in part a story that first appeared in The New York Times. AFP PHOTO/ KENA BETANCUR (Photo credit should read KENA BETANCUR/AFP/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - MARCH 10: Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to the media after keynoting a Women's Empowerment Event at the United Nations March 10, 2015 in New York City. Clinton answered questions about recent allegations of an improperly used email account during her tenure as secretary of state. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images)

Hillary Clinton answers questions from reporters March 10, 2015 at the United Nations in New York. Clinton admitted Tuesday that she made a mistake in choosing for convenience not to use an official email account when she was secretary of state. But, in remarks to reporters after attending a United Nations event, she insisted that her email set-up had been properly secure and that she had turned over all professional communications to the State Department. AFP PHOTO/DON EMMERT (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - MARCH 10: Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to the media after keynoting a Women's Empowerment Event at the United Nations March 10, 2015 in New York City. Clinton answered questions about recent allegations of an improperly used email account during her tenure as secretary of state. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - MARCH 10: Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to the media after keynoting a Women's Empowerment Event at the United Nations March 10, 2015 in New York City. Clinton answered questions about recent allegations of an improperly used email account during her tenure as secretary of state. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - MARCH 10: Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks to the media after keynoting a Women's Empowerment Event at the United Nations March 10, 2015 in New York City. Clinton answered questions about recent allegations of an improperly used email account during her tenure as secretary of state. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images)

NEW YORK - MARCH 10: Huma Abedin (R), aide to former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, looks on during a news conference following Clinton's keynote speech at a Women's Empowerment Event at the United Nations. Clinton answered questions about recent allegations of an improperly used email account during her tenure as secretary of state. (Photo by Yana Paskova/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 03: Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) and other members of the House Select Committee on Benghazi speak to reporters at a press conference on the findings of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's personal emails at the U.S. Capitol on March 3, 2015 in Washington, D.C. The New York Times reported that Clinton may have violated the law by using a personal email account for official business at the State Department. (Photo by Gabriella Demczuk/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 03: Peter Roskam (R-IL), Susan Brooks (R-IN) and Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) of the House Select Committee on Benghazi speak to reporters at a press conference on the findings of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's personal emails at the U.S. Capitol on March 3, 2015 in Washington, D.C. The New York Times reported that Clinton may have violated the law by using a personal email account for official business at the State Department. (Photo by Gabriella Demczuk/Getty Images)

Hillary Clinton answers questions from reporters March 10, 2015 at the United Nations in New York. Clinton admitted Tuesday that she made a mistake in choosing for convenience not to use an official email account when she was secretary of state. But, in remarks to reporters after attending a United Nations event, she insisted that her email set-up had been properly secure and that she had turned over all professional communications to the State Department. AFP PHOTO/DON EMMERT (Photo credit should read DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON, DC - MARCH 03: Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) of the House Select Committee on Benghazi speaks to reporters at a press conference on the findings of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's personal emails at the U.S. Capitol on March 3, 2015 in Washington, D.C. The New York Times reported that Clinton may have violated the law by using a personal email account for official business at the State Department. (Photo by Gabriella Demczuk/Getty Images)

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He reportedly told Hillary, "It's a four-month sprint to the end, and it will go quickly. It's hard and it's tiring. But this is a different stage than the primary." This was around the same time that FBI Director James Comey had announced that her use of a private email server had not broken any laws but was, in his words, "extremely careless."

Nevertheless, the controversy would continue to dog her throughout the remainder of the election.

According to the Washington Post, "She and her campaign are convinced that Comey was the pivotal factor and there is evidence to support that view." In late October, Comey announced that the investigation into Hillary's emails was possibly going to be renewed.

However, the publication also points out that "...the Comey episode doesn't address why the race in the reliably blue Rust Belt was so close to begin with or what Clinton could have done to alter it."

Ultimately, Clinton lost the election, and, as the book reveals, she not only congratulated Donald Trump on his victory but also apologized to Obama about her loss, reportedly telling him, "Mr. President, I'm sorry."

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‘Mr. President, I’m Sorry:’ Clinton Apologized To Obama After Crushing Election Loss – Radar Online

Hillary Clinton not only had to call President-Elect Donald Trump to congratulate him on his surprising election win last November, the 69-year-old was also forced to phone President Obama to apologize for her shameful loss.

According to a new book chronicling her 2016 campaign, titled Shattered: Inside Hillary Clintons Doomed Campaign, the former Secretary of State called Obama with her tail between her legs.

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Mr. President, Im sorry, she said, according to a Washington Posts review of the book due, set to be released Tuesday.

You need to concede, Obama told Clinton, later relaying the same order to her campaign chairman John Podesta, the book claims.

As Radar readers know, Clinton also conceded to the American public the following morning.

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The book also claims Clinton and her team maintained their public composure throughout the politicos tumultuous 2016 campaign, but things got ugly behind closed doors.

In fact, Hillary and husband Bill Clinton got into a bitter bickering match with top advisors on multiple occasions during the campaign trail, the tell-all asserts.

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Shocking Claim: Clinton Aide Murdered In Russian ‘Hit’ To Cover Up Election Hacking – Radar Online

A young Hillary Clinton aide was gunned down in cold blood at the behest of Russian hackers because he knew too much!

Thats the shocking implication of a new six-month investigation into the sudden death of 27-year-old politico Seth Rich, The National ENQUIRER reports in a bombshell world exclusive.

It was a hit, Jack Burkman, a Washington, D.C., lawyer and GOP operative told The ENQUIRER after more than half a year digging into the case. Seth discovered the Russians hacked the DNC and he was killed to prevent him from going public with that information.

Rich, 27, was the Democratic National Committees Voter Expansion Data Director at the time of his death on July 10, 2016. Just days before, he had been promoted to work on Hillarys campaign in D.C.

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But that bright future was snuffed out when he was shot to death around 4:15 am, just steps from the red brick home he shared with friends.

Police sources told The ENQUIRER that Rich was shot twice in the back by two still-unknown assailants, but they refused to reveal further details and even denied a request for an autopsy report. They also have refused to make public surveillance footage that captured Richs final moments.

The police line was that it was just an armed robbery gone bad, but when Rich was found, his wallet, credit cards, phone and watch were still on him. And neighbors told The ENQUIRER they havent even been contacted by police!

I dont know why they didnt knock on my door asking question, said Steven Matthews, 51, a government worker who heard the shots and lives on the same street. Theyre supposed to knock on everybodys door It seems like a political hit.

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Meanwhile, Burkman has posted a $105,000 reward for information leading to an arrest. And its already yielded promising leads.

According to Burkman, a former CIA agent approached his team seven weeks ago with information about Richs death.

He told me Seth had discovered the Russian hacking and someone very high up in the Russian government ordered Seth to be eliminated. He was quite sure of this, Burkman said.

Burkman also told The ENQUIRER his team received two emails from two apparently separate people inside Russia who claimed they know exactly who in the Russian government ordered the hit.

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It could be one person acting under two guises, but we have confirmed the URLs, or digital signatures, of the email addresses derive from Russia, he said.

For more explosive details about Richs death and how it could be part of a larger Kremlin cover-up pick up this weeks ENQUIRER, on stands now!

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