To Hillary Clinton, U.S. Sen. Mary Landrieu is the fighter for Louisiana who "refused to let Washington turn its back" on the state in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina almost 10 years ago. Clinton reached back to the months and years after the 2005 hurricane killed more than 1,500 people in Louisiana to praise Landrieu on Saturday at a New Orleans rally for the endangered three-term senator. "She was relentless," Clinton said, noting that she and Landrieu were in the Senate at the time. "You learn a lot about a person and a leader in a moment like that. And I saw Mary in action, no cameras, no attention, just focused like a laser to take care of her people."
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Hillary Clinton reached back to Hurricane Katrina to herald Mary Landrieu on Saturday
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"She was relentless," Clinton said of the senator's work after the 2005 storm
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The former first lady also knocked President George W. Bush in her speech
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Landrieu touted her 18-year experience in the Senate, despite a national anti-incumbent mood
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