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| Obama aide quits in 'monster' row | |
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| An adviser for Barack Obama has resigned after a Scottish newspaper quoted her calling rival Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton "a monster". | |
| Samantha Power has expressed "deep regret" over the comments and said she had tried to retract the comments. | Samantha Power has expressed "deep regret" over the comments and said she had tried to retract the comments. |
| The Scotsman newspaper quoted Ms Power as saying: "She is a monster, too - that is off the record - she is stooping to anything." | The Scotsman newspaper quoted Ms Power as saying: "She is a monster, too - that is off the record - she is stooping to anything." |
| Ms Power is a Harvard professor who has advised Mr Obama on foreign policy. | Ms Power is a Harvard professor who has advised Mr Obama on foreign policy. |
| Announcing her resignation Ms Power said: "Last Monday, I made inexcusable remarks that are at marked variance from my oft-stated admiration for Senator Clinton and from the spirit, tenor, and purpose of the Obama campaign." | Announcing her resignation Ms Power said: "Last Monday, I made inexcusable remarks that are at marked variance from my oft-stated admiration for Senator Clinton and from the spirit, tenor, and purpose of the Obama campaign." |
| A spokesman for the Obama campaign, Bill Burton, said: "Senator Obama decries such characterisations, which have no place in this campaign." | A spokesman for the Obama campaign, Bill Burton, said: "Senator Obama decries such characterisations, which have no place in this campaign." |
| Meanwhile, a Clinton adviser on Thursday drew a parallel between Mr Obama's stated determination to question Mrs Clinton's record and the actions of Mr Starr, the prosecutor whose investigations of former President Bill Clinton paved the way to his impeachment. | Meanwhile, a Clinton adviser on Thursday drew a parallel between Mr Obama's stated determination to question Mrs Clinton's record and the actions of Mr Starr, the prosecutor whose investigations of former President Bill Clinton paved the way to his impeachment. |
| Campaign spokesman Howard Wolfson said: "I, for one, do not believe that imitating Kenneth Starr is the way to win a Democratic primary election for president. But perhaps that theory will be tested." | Campaign spokesman Howard Wolfson said: "I, for one, do not believe that imitating Kenneth Starr is the way to win a Democratic primary election for president. But perhaps that theory will be tested." |