KYW Newsradio Team Coverage

Sen. Hillary Clinton continued her full-court press of campaigning in the Philadelphia area on Friday, making an appearance at Radnor High School following a Thursday evening rally at the Mayfair Diner and the Wednesday evening debate at the National Constitution Center.

KYW's Steve Tawa reports that approximately 2,000 students, parents, and neighbors packed into the bleachers and the basketball court at Radnor High to hear Clinton and local US congressman Joseph Sestak (above), a former Navy vice-admiral, talk about the war in Iraq.

Clinton said she would begin to remove brigades of US troops from Iraq within 60 days after she takes office in 2009, should she be elected:

"But we will do it in a way that keeps faith, and honors the sacrifice of those who have given the Iraqi people the greatest gift, the gift of freedom."

She said a well planned withdrawal is the one and only path to a political solution for that country.
  
Clinton also brought up this week's Philadelphia debate (see related story) without naming her rival, Sen. Barack Obama. She said her opponent complained about some hard questioning by the moderators, but said that it was nothing compared to her own eight years in the White House as first lady. She quoted Harry Truman: "If you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen."  She added that she's comfortable in that "kitchen."

KYW's Kim Glovas reports that Sen. Clinton made a stop in the Mayfair section of Northeast Philadelphia on Thursday night.  She spoke for about half an hour to about 3,000 to 4,000 people who crowded the block outside the Mayfair Diner (right). 

Clinton touched on familiar themes, saying she would work on education, more affordable college, and getting troops out of Iraq.  She went on to talk about how Pennsylvania is a special place for her because her father grew up in Scranton.  Her father went to Penn State University. 

The speech included some light-hearted moments and was well received by the crowd.  Supporters were waving signs and clapping and urging others to get out to the polls on Tuesday.