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Are Power Pantsuits the Solution?

Hillary Clinton may cut loose with a brilliant blue pantsuit on the road, but at home she blends in with subdued tones. The Daily Beast's new style columnist, Kate Betts, on why the secretary can't mix style with substance like Michelle Obama.

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U.S. President Barack Obama (C), Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel walk from the White House to the Blair House for bilateral meetings in Washington on April 11, 2010. (Photo: Richard Clement / Reuters)
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Hillary Clinton may cut loose with a brilliant blue pantsuit on the road, but at home she blends in with subdued tones. The Daily Beast’s new style columnist, Kate Betts, on why the secretary can’t mix style with substance like Michelle Obama.

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