REINVENTING HILLARY

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How does she deal with the endless rumors that she may be indicted for perjury or obstruction of justice? "Apparently that will always be with us," she said matter-of-factly. "So my attitude is that I can't be very concerned about it or distracted by it, so I really spend very little time thinking about any of it."

Instead, she seeks her pleasures and sustenance where she can. In Canberra, Hillary was winding up a tour of the Australian National Gallery when a gemologist brought out a collection of opals, the fiery, kaleidoscopic stones for which Australia is famous. "I'm interested in opals because they're my birthstone," Hillary told her. While the woman held one glittering stone up to the light, she replied, "They're the hardest of all to grade." Which makes them the perfect birthstone for Hillary Rodham Clinton.

--With reporting by Ann Blackman with Hillary Clinton

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