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Clinton says rural children deserve same opportunities

By Associated Press
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton listens to a speaker during a campaign stop, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Santee, S.C.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton listens to a speaker during a campaign stop, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Santee, S.C.

David Goldman, Associated Press
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Barbara Hilliard, of Santee, S.C., puts a campaign sticker on her blouse as she waits for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton to speak during a campaign stop, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Santee, S.C.

Barbara Hilliard, of Santee, S.C., puts a campaign sticker on her blouse as she waits for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton to speak during a campaign stop, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Santee, S.C.

David Goldman, Associated Press
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton listens to a speaker during a campaign stop, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Santee, S.C.

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton listens to a speaker during a campaign stop, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Santee, S.C.

David Goldman, Associated Press
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Some audience members gather at the back of a room as a crowd as they wait for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton to speak during a campaign stop, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Santee, S.C.

Some audience members gather at the back of a room as a crowd as they wait for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton to speak during a campaign stop, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Santee, S.C.

David Goldman, Associated Press
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Britton Bryant of Cross, S.C., center, and others, wait to enter a room where Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to address an audience during a campaign stop, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Santee, S.C.

Britton Bryant of Cross, S.C., center, and others, wait to enter a room where Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to address an audience during a campaign stop, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Santee, S.C.

David Goldman, Associated Press
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Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton listens to a speaker during a campaign stop, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Santee, S.C.
Barbara Hilliard, of Santee, S.C., puts a campaign sticker on her blouse as she waits for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton to speak during a campaign stop, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Santee, S.C.
Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton listens to a speaker during a campaign stop, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Santee, S.C.
Some audience members gather at the back of a room as a crowd as they wait for Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton to speak during a campaign stop, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Santee, S.C.
Britton Bryant of Cross, S.C., center, and others, wait to enter a room where Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton is expected to address an audience during a campaign stop, Wednesday, June 17, 2015, in Santee, S.C.

SANTEE, S.C. — Hillary Rodham Clinton is stressing her commitment to children in rural areas.

She says in a campaign stop in South Carolina that they should receive the same government benefits as children in urban centers.

The Democratic presidential contender is also decrying Republican efforts to cut early childhood education programs and food stamps.

In rural Orangeburg County, she told a crowd of several hundred that public support for children must start in infancy.

And she says some of that responsibility falls on parents who should start reading and singing to babies from birth.

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