Clinton hits the road in 'Scooby' van as newly minted candidate


  • World
  • Tuesday, 14 Apr 2015

Former U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a news conference at the United Nations in New York in this March 10, 2015 file photo. REUTERS/Mike Segar/Files

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As a private citizen, Hillary Clinton flew on private jets to lucrative speaking engagements. As a Democratic presidential candidate, she is logging her first 1,000 miles in a GMC van nicknamed "Scooby."

Clinton's decision to drive, rather than fly, 16 hours to her first campaign appearance in Iowa set off a scramble by national media outlets to track her down one day after she announced her second White House bid through an online video.

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