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Dropping Rodham?

Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) "apparently has dropped -- or at least deemphasized -- 'Rodham,' her maiden name," the Boston Globe reports. "Though her family name remains on her official Senate website, it's not on her campaign website and shows up only occasionally in her news releases."

"Name changes have defined the stages of Clinton's career. She was Hillary Rodham during her years as a rising Arkansas lawyer seeking an independent identity from her husband, the governor. She added Clinton to her name after his defeat for reelection in 1980; her decision to keep her maiden name had troubled some Arkansas voters."

"The shift to Hillary Rodham Clinton signaled a new investment in her husband's career as governor and president, during which she was a key adviser, leading up to her own election to the Senate in 2000. But now, as a presidential candidate, she's Hillary Clinton -- or just Hillary -- and some analysts say it makes sense for her to streamline her name. Dropping 'Rodham,' they contend, would erase feminist overtones and soften her image, taking the edge off one of the more sharply polarizing figures of the last two decades."

February 26, 2007

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