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Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton ducks as an object is thrown onstage during an address to members of the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries during their annual convention Thursday, April 10, 2014, at Mandalay Bay ConventionCenter.

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Published Thursday, April 10, 2014 | 2:38 p.m.

Updated Thursday, April 10, 2014 | 6:30 p.m.

Hillary Clinton, addressing the annual Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries convention at Mandalay Bay Thursday, knew she would be following in the footsteps of George W. Bush, who spoke at the convention two years ago, but she was surprised to join the former president as the target of a shoe attack.

A few minutes into her opening remarks to the crowd of more than 1,000, a woman with long platinum blond hair threw multiple objects at Clinton. Several people in the audience saw papers thrown, and Clinton had to dodge at least one projectile near her head.

Clinton, the former secretary of state and presumed Democratic front-runner for the 2016 presidential nomination, was momentarily startled, and at first wondered aloud if it had been a bat.

The woman did not yell anything out, and immediately walked briskly to the ballroom exit.

Clinton was unharmed and handled the situation with aplomb, quickly getting back on track.

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Hillary Clinton ducks object thrown at her during Las Vegas speech