Hillary Clinton wasn't quick to commit one way or another when CBS News' Scott Pelley asked her in a recent interview whether she had ever lied to the American people.
"You talk about leveling with the American people," Pelley said to Clinton, who has struggled in the polls when it comes to questions about honesty and trustworthiness. "Have you always told the truth?"
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