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Clinton jokes about “long day” after GOP’s Benghazi grilling

Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, looks down during questioning on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, before the House Select Committee on Benghazi. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin) Democratic presidential candidate and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, looks down during questioning on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2015, before the House Select Committee on Benghazi. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

By Associated Press October 23, 2015 1 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – Hillary Rodham Clinton is joking about her “long day,” the morning after her 11-hour grilling by House Republicans.

Clinton says she tried to “rise above partisanships and reach for statesmanship” in her testimony before a Republican-led congressional committee investigating Clinton’s handling of the 2012 deadly attacks in Libya.

She also notes that has “recovered her voice” after the long day of testimony.

She is addressing Democratic women at a party breakfast in Washington, D.C, where she was greeted with a loud wave of cheers. Later on Friday, she will travel to Virginia for a rally with longtime ally Gov. Terry McAuliffe.