October 1, 2007 (LPAC)--According to the San Jose Mercury, in her first public Bay Area rally, Sen. Hillary Clinton on Sunday night told an enthusiastic crowd of more than 10,000 in Oakland that she is "ready to lead." Referring to the latest scandal in Iraq over a government contractor allegedly involved in weapons trading, she added, "Let's end outsourcing our government to companies like Blackwater and hold the contractor accountable."