Well, she served as chief of staff to Clinton when she was first lady.

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The interests of the nation will be well served when she assumes her seat on the Supreme Court.

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That laser focus (and she argues her gender and relationship-building skills) has served Farrington well.

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She added that the Edinburgh-London route would remain well-served by services to Gatwick and Heathrow.

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If she has been surprised by the turn of events in the past six months, she has retained both a modesty and an optimism that has served her well.

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She served as Deputy Director of the OMB from 1998 to 2001, as well as Deputy Chief of Staff to the President and Chief of Staff to the Secretary of the Treasury during the Clinton administration.

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She has testified at City Hall, an experience that served her and her business well.

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