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- Clinton events look like something from the campaign trail
- She's become more open about her presidential ambitions, although no decision yet
- Rollout of her book will help her staff prepare for if she decides to go for it
Washington (CNN) -- A few hours before Hillary Clinton addressed an audience of around 6,000 people near Denver, the former secretary of state did what few people looking to sell a book would do: She toured a plastics factory.
Clinton aides say the event was tied to her family's foundation -- the Clinton Global Initiative -- and the fact that its annual meeting will be held in Denver later this month.
But the optics of the event said something different.
After touring the factory and giving short remarks about the power of American business -- "I am convinced that American businesses can compete and win against anybody anywhere if we are at the top of our game," she said -- Clinton stepped off the stage and headed to a rope line of eager factory workers and camera-toting employees.
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"Let me shake a few more hands," Clinton said, a comment reminiscent of refrains made by Iowa- or New Hampshire-bound politicians.
In the last month, these two facts have been evident: Clinton-land wants you to know she has a memoir --