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Hillary Clinton Compares 2000 Florida Recount to Nigeria's Rigged Elections

NAIROBI - Secretary of State Hillary Clinton compared Nigeria's corruption and electoral problems with the 2000 Florida presidential election recount during a town hall meeting today in Abuja, Nigeria. Answering a question about Nigeria's recent election, Clinton said, "In 2000, our presidential election came down to one state where the brother of the man running for President was the governor of the state. So we have our problems too." But Clinton praised the 2008 U.S. election as an...Full Story
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