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March 22, 2014: Former first lady Hillary Clinton at a Clinton Global Initiative University conference in Tempe, Ariz.AP

Hillary Clinton has no doubt given strong indications about running for president in 2016. But this weekend she stuck to the standard political playbook by saying shes still undecided, with Election Day more than two years away.

Clinton said Saturday that she was "obviously thinking about all kinds of decisions," when asked about the issue during a Clinton Global Initiative University forum in Arizona.

"If you don't represent women in politics in America as a future president, who will? asked a female University of California, Berkeley student.

The former first lady and secretary of state said she appreciated the sentiment but was still deciding.

"I am very much concerned about the direction of our country. And it's not just who runs for office, but what they do when they get there and how we bring people together and, particularly, empower young people so we can tackle these hard decisions," Clinton said.

Late-night TV host Jimmy Kimmel, who was moderating a forum question-and-answer session, playfully interjected, "She wants an answer!"

Clinton has increasingly spoken at public events since leaving her post as secretary of state in February 2013, including stops on the 2013 campaign trail. The foundation is largely considered a pre-campaign apparatus from which she can assemble a team and weigh in on key issues. And she leads all other potential 2016 Democratic candidates, according to most polls.

However, no candidate from either major political party has said definitely whether he or she will run for president in 2016.

The Saturday interview session also included Clintons husband, former President Bill Clinton, and their 34-year-old daughter, Chelsea.

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Clinton: 'Thinking about all kinds of decisions,' but still undecided about White House run

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Hillary Rodham Clinton told a group of enthusiastic college students she is "very much concerned about the direction of our country" but was still deciding whether to pursue another presidential campaign.

During a forum at the Clinton Global Initiative University, Clinton fielded a question from Vrinda Agrawal, a student at the University of California, Berkeley who asked, "If you don't represent women in politics in America as a future president, who will?"

More than 1,000 students roared with approval and applauded while former President Bill Clinton smiled, whispered into TV host Jimmy Kimmel's ear and clapped along.

The former first lady said she appreciated the sentiment but was still deciding.

"I am very much concerned about the direction of our country and it's not just who runs for office but what they do when they get there and how we bring people together and particularly empower young people so we can tackle these hard decisions," Clinton said.

Kimmel playfully interjected, "She wants an answer!" Clinton smiled and asked the woman to "give me your name and number." The woman responded, "I will proudly run your campaign!"

Clinton said she was "obviously thinking about all kinds of decisions."

The exchange came during a wide-ranging interview of the Clintons and their 34-year-old daughter, Chelsea. The host of Jimmy Kimmel Live jokingly asked the former first lady, "If you do run for president, will you reuse the old Clinton campaign lawn signs?"

The interview covered light topics like how the Clintons met at Yale Law School, the family's favourite TV shows - the former president said they enjoyed PBS's Antiques Roadshow - along with their upbringing and policy issues.

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Former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks at a student conference for the Clinton Global Initiative University at Arizona State University, Friday, March 21, 2014, in Tempe, Ariz. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin)

TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) - Looking out to a theater full of motivated college students, Hillary Rodham Clinton said their generation showed great promise as "open-minded and tolerant" Americans ready to step forward for an important cause.

"We are going to make sure the millennial generation really is the participation generation," Clinton said in a speech at Arizona State University, hosting more than a 1,000 students for the annual Clinton Global Initiative University conference.

As she considers a 2016 presidential campaign, Clinton has appeared at colleges packed with students who could help power a second White House bid. In 2008, Clinton wasn't their first choice during the Democratic primaries; young voters supported Barack Obama by wide margins. So if there is another campaign, their backing could prove instrumental.

At universities, Clinton often appeals to young voters' idealism and encourages civic participation. She also raises the kind of powerful symbolism - her potential breakthrough as the first female president of the United States - that helped propel Obama's history-making campaign to become the nation's first black president.

Clinton's allies are setting up a voter outreach operation that could enable her to connect with young voters and build upon the Obama campaign's success in courting women, African-Americans, Latinos and gays and lesbians.

This time, they say, will be different.

"I don't think you're going to have this contrast in a Democratic primary that you had in 2008. I think there will be a ton of enthusiasm" for a potential Clinton candidacy, said Mitch Stewart, a former Obama campaign aide who now advises Ready for Hillary, a super political action committee that's building support for a potential 2016 race.

"If she were decide to run, there would be an historic element to her candidacy as well that I think young people would want to be a part of," he said.

The annual Clinton university event featuring former President Bill Clinton and the Clintons' 34-year-old daughter, Chelsea, offered a window into the enthusiasm that the ex-secretary of state might tap into if she runs for president again.

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Hillary Clinton appeals to idealism of college students

Bill and Hillary Clinton teamed up with Arizona Sen. John McCain at the start of an annual meeting of college students on Friday, putting on stage a former president, a onetime Republican presidential nominee and perhaps a future White House candidate.

The former secretary of state, who is considering a White House campaign, opened the Clinton Global Initiative University at Arizona State University by encouraging students to use their talents and skills to solve problems both big and small.

"We are going to make sure the millennial generation really is the participation generation," Clinton said to cheers.

As the former first lady and New York senator weighs a presidential campaign, the summit of students brought together plenty of political wattage. Mr. Clinton, who served two terms in the White House, moderated a panel on civic participation that featured McCain, who sought the presidency in 2000 and 2008, losing in his second campaign to Barack Obama.

The former president used the occasion to needle the Republican lawmaker, joking that McCain was a "good friend of Hillary's and mine, although we permit him to deny it at election time."

During a discussion of the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine, McCain returned the favor, crediting Clinton for his decision to intervene in Bosnia during his presidency. "I think you made the right decisions," McCain said.

More than 1,000 students representing about 300 colleges and universities gathered for the weekend conference. Participating students pledge to carry out service projects and ventures aimed at addressing problems across the globe. Policy sessions on the agenda included ways of improving health care, immigrant and refugee rights and the environment.

But beyond the altruism, presidential politics wasn't far from the surface.

Bill Clinton was the last Democrat to win Arizona since Harry Truman in 1948. Obama's re-election campaign considered an aggressive push here because of the state's influx of Latinos and young voters but decided to focus on more competitive states. Many Democrats say the state could be a battleground in 2016, when the former first lady could be at the top of the ticket.

During their panel discussion, McCain sought to make light of his own presidential campaign, thanking the former president for "mentioning I ran for president."

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