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U.S. Senate seats seem to have changed Elizabeth Warren, left, and Hillary Clinton.

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Washington (CNN) -- In the context of 2016, Hillary Clinton and Elizabeth Warren are rivals for the Democrats' presidential nomination whose every word about each other is scrutinized and picked apart.

But Warren and Clinton have been on the national stage for years, and before they were ever considered rivals, they met each other in the late '90s.

Warren spoke about the meeting in a 2004 interview on Bill Moyers' "NOW on PBS" show. Warren reflects glowingly of Clinton as first lady but also bluntly talks about how Clinton's election to the Senate in 2000 changed the former secretary of state.

In 1998, Warren -- an expert and professor on bankruptcy law -- wrote an op-ed for The New York Times titled "Bankrupt? Pay Your Child Support First," about how the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 2000 would disproportionally hurt women and families trying to collect alimony checks from their ex-husbands.

The piece, Warren tells Moyers, was eventually read by then-first lady Clinton, whose office subsequently set up a meeting with the professor in Boston.

"After she's finished her speech, we're ushered into a tiny, little room somewhere in the bowels of this hotel, and just the two of us. They close the door. Mrs. Clinton sits down. We have hamburgers and french fries," Warren says.

Warren adds: "And she (Clinton) says, 'Tell me about bankruptcy.' And I got to tell you, I never had a smarter student. Quick, right to the heart of it. I go over the law. It's a complex law. Went over the economics. Showed her the graphs, showed her the charts. And she got it."

According to Warren, at the end of the briefing, Clinton stood up and said: "Professor Warren, we've got to stop that awful bill."

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Hillary Clinton says she wants to transform the United States into the clean energy superpower of the 21st century. At an energy business meeting on Thursday, she called on businesses and politicians to confront climate change through smart investment in infrastructure, technology and environmental protection.

The threat is real and so is the opportunity if we make the hard choices, the Democrats' frontrunner presumptive for 2016 said at the National Clean Energy Summit in Las Vegas. Clinton's keynote remarks aimed to reach crucial constituencies in the renewable energy and Democratic ranks as she prepares for a likely presidential run, observers said.

Globally, clean energy represents a $250 billion industry, and countries are vying for the biggest slice of that market.

In recent years, the United States has fallen behind China as the top investor in the sector, which includes renewable energy projects like solar, wind and geothermal, biofuels made from plants, energy-efficient technologies like smart meters and energy storage devices. Last year, China drew more than $54 billion in clean energy investments, while the United States saw nearly $37 billion -- a 9 percent drop in investment from 2012, according to research from the Pew Charitable Trusts.

In her remarks, Clinton warned the U.S. cannot afford to cede leadership in this area. Our economic recovery, our efforts against climate change, our strategic position in the world all will improve if we can build a safe bridge to a clean energy economy.

The former U.S. secretary of state, first lady and New York senator didnt offer specifics on what a Clinton energy agenda might look like, the National Journal noted. But she did express support for the Obama administrations climate action plan, a broad set of measures that includes the recently proposed EPA rules for curbing carbon dioxide emissions from existing power plants.

As expected, Clinton steered clear of the Keystone XL pipeline debate, though she has expressed support for the project in the past. Her State Department oversaw part of the Canada-to-Texas conduits environmental review process, which is still in progress. If President Barack Obama doesnt issue a final verdict before 2016, the decision will likely fall to his successor.

Gov. Chris Christie of New Jersey, a possible Republican contender for Obamas job, threw his support behind the proposed 1,179-mile pipeline in a Wednesday speech from Mexico City. He called the Keystone XL an enormous opportunity and indirectly chided the Obama administration for stalling the project.

Clinton did, however broach the topic of natural gas, a sensitive subject among environmentalists. Some groups argue that replacing coal with lower-carbon gas will help reduce harmful emissions of heat-trapping greenhouse gases in the short term, until zero-carbon sources like solar and wind can reach a massive scale. Others say the trade-offs are too high with fracking, a method commonly used to drill natural gas. Along with concerns of groundwater contamination, the fracking process has also been tied to unusual earthquake swarms in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas.

The former top diplomat endorsed the U.S. natural gas boom, calling it a safe bridge to a clean energy economy. She called for smart regulations to limit leaks of methane -- a potent greenhouse gas -- at drilling sites and to keep operators from drilling when the risks are too high.

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Former US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton delivers a speech during a conference at the National Auditorium in Mexico city, on September 5, 2014 in the framework of Telmex foundation's "Mexico Siglo XXI" forum, owned by Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim. RONALDO SCHEMIDT/AFP/Getty Images

MEXICO CITY -- Hillary Rodham Clinton has said she won't make a decision about a 2016 presidential bid before the end of the year, and on Friday, she stuck to that timeline, saying she'll decide whether to run around the beginning of next year.

The former U.S. secretary of state, senator and first lady said her background gives her a "unique vantage point" to bring to the White House should she run in 2016.

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"I do have a unique vantage point and set of experiences about what makes the United States operate well and what doesn't and what a president can do and should be doing," she said. "So I am going to be making a decision around, probably after the first of the year, about whether I'm going to run again or not."

Clinton first ran for president in 2008, but she was defeated in the Democratic primary by then-Sen. Barack Obama, D-Ill.

She was asked about her intentions for the next presidential cycle Friday at an event in Mexico City honoring thousands of scholarship students supported by the Telmex Foundation, one of several charitable organizations under the umbrella of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim.

Clinton would only speak "hypothetically" about a possible presidential bid. She added she would have to have a clear vision of what she wants to achieve, and as well as how she would lead politically to realize that vision.

"I think the most important question anybody should ask who's thinking about it is not whether you're going to run or whether you're going to win -- it is what's your vision for the country and can you lead us there?" she explained. "And I will have to be convinced that I have a very clear vision with an agenda of what I think needs to be done, and that I have the experience and know-how to lead -- not just those who agree with me, but those who disagree with me, to try to achieve those goals. It's a very serious undertaking, so obviously I'm thinking about it, but I have not made a decision yet."

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By Dan Merica

updated 8:57 PM EDT, Thu September 4, 2014

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Washington (CNN) -- Hillary Clinton used a softball climate change question on Thursday to step up her political rhetoric and hit Republicans for "denying people jobs and middle-class incomes."

The answer was telling because Clinton turned a benign, nonpartisan question into a political talking point, something that months ago she would likely not have done.

"The hardest part for me of this whole false choice debate that has gone on too long is that aside from the deniers and the folks who want to pretend that we don't have a crisis is the fact that we are leaving money and jobs behind," Clinton said at the Clean Energy Summit 7.0, describing the choice between investing in clean energy and growing the American economy.

Clinton added: "For those on the other side, they have to answer to the reality they are denying people jobs and middle-class incomes and upward mobility by their refusal to look to the future."

For months, Clinton has crisscrossed the country as part of her time on the speaking circuit and on her book tour. The former secretary of state is widely seen as the front-runner to be the Democrat's presidential nominee in 2016 and, although she has not announced she is running, she has admitted she is thinking about it and will likely make a decision at the start of 2015.

As that decision date moves closer, Clinton appears to be getting more comfortable with giving political answers. She has also stepped up her political schedule, with events with a cadre of Democratic groups in September.

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks to the scholarship recipients of the Telmex Foundation during the annual Mexico XXI Century event, hosted by billionaire Carlos Slim, in Mexico City, Mexico, Friday, Sept. 5, 2014. (Dario Lopez-Mills - Associated Press)

MEXICO CITY - Hillary Rodham Clinton said Friday she will likely make a decision on whether to run for president around the beginning of 2015.

The former U.S. secretary of state, senator and first lady said her background gives her a "unique vantage point" to bring to the White House should she run in 2016. But she said she wants to be sure she has a clear vision of what she wants to achieve, as well as how to lead both sides of the political aisle toward those ends.

"I am going to be making a decision around probably after the first of the year," she said.

Clinton spoke at an event in Mexico City honoring thousands of scholarship students supported by the Telmex Foundation, one of several charitable organizations under the umbrella of Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim.

Her appearance coincided with a Mexico trip by a potential 2016 GOP rival, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie. He was touring the central city of Puebla, and the two were not expected to cross paths.

Clinton also met with Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto on Friday, as did Christie earlier this week.

Asked about her presidential intentions, Clinton would only speak "hypothetically."

"That's a very serious undertaking," she said. "So obviously I'm thinking about it, but I have not made a decision yet."

Slim, one of the world's wealthiest people according to Forbes magazine, was in the audience. Other speakers on the agenda included Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg, actor Antonio Banderas and soccer player Ronaldinho.

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