Bush administration is criticized by Hillary Clinton

Sen. &to=http:// english.pravda.ru/world/2001/02/23/2684.html ' target=_blank>Hillary Rodham Clinton criticized the Bush administration's record on unemployment, women's rights and the environment, saying it is "intent upon consolidating and abusing power."

"We are living in a time when the other side doesn't want us to see the facts.

Facts are inconvenient - facts about &to=http:// english.pravda.ru/world/2002/08/13/34366.html ' target=_blank>global warming, facts about mercury in the air, facts about people staying unemployed longer," said Clinton, considered a Democratic contender for the presidency in 2008.

The former first lady spoke Monday at a New York Women for Hillary breakfast, which raised $250,000 for her 2006 Senate re-election campaign. She leads potential GOP Senate opponents 2-to-1 in recent polls, reports the Washington Post.