(CNN) -- Hillary Clinton had a good week. She seemed to be energized on a surprise appearance on Barbara Walters' final episode of "The View." "Why don't you take my place on the show?" Walters joked. She gave a spirited speech at the annual conference of the New America Foundation, insisting on the need to diminish economic inequality and to revive the American dream that hard work should produce economic mobility. "It's at the heart of what I believe is the basic bargain of America: No matter who you are or where you come from if you work hard and play by the rules, you will have the opportunity to build a good life for yourself and your family."
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Hillary Clinton continues to attract big attention even though she hasn't become a candidate
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Julian Zelizer says comments from Rove and an article by Lewinsky may help Clinton
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He says these incidents remind people of Hillary Clinton's resilience during the 1990s
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Zelizer: GOP comes across as the investigative party, and empathy goes to Clinton's benefit
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