Hillary Clinton kicks off campaign with rousing populist speech

Hillary Clinton
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Democratic presidential frontrunner Hillary Clinton gave her first big campaign speech Saturday to a crowd of thousands on New York's Roosevelt Island. She drew on her mother's history as the inspiration for her campaign's vision.

"My mother taught me that everybody needs a chance and a champion," Clinton said, describing how her mom worked as a maid starting at age 14.

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Julie Kliegman

Julie Kliegman is a freelance writer based in New York. Her work has appeared in BuzzFeed, Vox, Mental Floss, Paste, the Tampa Bay Times and PolitiFact. Her cats can do somersaults.