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Hillary Clinton won’t be first female leader of the ‘free world’

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks Friday during a rally at Broad Street Market in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton speaks Friday during a rally at Broad Street Market in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Andrew Harnik Associated Press

Per Jocelyn Noveck: “(Hillary Clinton) may have to settle for becoming the first female leader of the free world.”

What?

Does that mean that the president of the United States of America is automatically the leader of the free world?

Or does that mean that England (Margaret Thatcher) and Germany (Angela Merkel) are not part of the free world?

James Bigelow, Nipomo

This story was originally published July 30, 2016 at 6:52 PM with the headline "Hillary Clinton won’t be first female leader of the ‘free world’."

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