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Clinton defends Albright 'place in hell' remark

Hillary Clinton defended Madeleine Albright's comment that "there's a special place in Hell for women who don't help other women," remarking that there are still "some barriers to knock down."

“Well, look I think that she’s been saying that for as long as I’ve known her," Clinton said of the former secretary of state.

She added that it does not change her goal of empowering everyone, women and men, to make the best decisions on issues related to equal pay and paid family leave.

Turning to moderators Judy Woodruff and Gwen Ifill, Clinton remarked upon the situation on the stage.

"I would note, just for a historic aside, somebody told me earlier we’ve had like 200 presidential primary debates, and this is the first time there have been a majority of women on stage," she said. "So you know, we’ll take our progress wherever we can find it.”