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Hillary Clinton Regrets Gandhi Joke By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 2:43 p.m. ET ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton apologized for joking that Mahatma Gandhi used to run a gas station in St. Louis, saying it was ``a lame attempt at humor.'' The New York Democrat made the remark at a fund-raiser Saturday. During an event here for Senate candidate Nancy Farmer, Clinton introduced a quote from Gandhi by saying, ``He ran a gas station down in St. Louis.'' After laughter from many in the crowd of at least 200 subsided, the former first lady continued, ``No, Mahatma Gandhi was a great leader of the 20th century.'' In a nod to Farmer's underdog status against Republican Sen. Kit Bond, Clinton quoted the Indian independence leader as saying: ``First they ignore you, then they laugh at you, then they fight you, then you win.'' The director of a U.S. center devoted to Gandhi's teachings said the remarks amounted to stereotyping and were insensitive. nytimes.com