Even her severest critics have been forced to concede that New York Sen. Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential front-runner in all national polls, has been a commanding presence in the candidate debates. Composed, articulate, knowledgeable and confident, she has been in a year when voters prize strong leadership — in the judgment of National Catholic Reporter columnist Raymond Schroth — often the most "manly" contender on the stage.

But in the last minutes ...

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