Author John Grisham adds star power to Hillary Clinton fundraiser

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CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Democrat Hillary Clinton said on Sunday her campaign will not concede traditional Republican strongholds like Virginia in her presidential campaign, and President Bush's ebbing popularity gives Democrats more reason than ever to feel that way.

During a fundraiser with author John Grisham, Clinton said Bush's promise last week to veto a bipartisan health insurance program for children of low income and working class families is part of "a dangerous experiment in extremism" by the White House that will help Democrats.

Clinton said some congressional Republicans were dismayed about Bush's opposition to the child health insurance legislation.

"If the president wants to veto it, there could not be a clearer example in the difference in values" between Bush and the mainstream of the country, she said.

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