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Lazio admits mistake in debate with Clinton

Eight years ago, Rick Lazio walked across a debate stage in Buffalo and stuffed a campaign pledge in front of Hillary Rodham Clinton.

That move, perceived as bullying and chauvinistic, cemented his place in political history as an example of what not to do during a debate with a female opponent, political experts said yesterday.

Lazio yesterday acknowledged in an interview that he made...

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