Article snippet: WASHINGTON — Joe Biden knew Anita Hill was going to be an issue for him. So a few weeks ago, as he prepared for his presidential announcement, he reached out to her through an intermediary and arranged a telephone call, hoping to assuage her. It did not go how he had hoped. On Thursday, the first day of his presidential campaign, the Biden camp disclosed the call, saying the former vice president had shared with Hill “his regret for what she endured” 28 years ago, when, as the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, he presided over the confirmation hearings in which she accused Clarence Thomas, President George Bush’s nominee to the Supreme Court, of sexual harassment. But Hill says the call from Biden left her feeling deeply unsatisfied. In a lengthy telephone interview Wednesday, she declined to characterize Biden’s words to her as an apology and said she was not convinced that he has taken full responsibility for his conduct at the hearings — and for the harm he caused other victims of sexual harassment and gender violence. She said she views Biden as having “set the stage” for last year’s confirmation of Justice Brett Kavanaugh, who, like Thomas, was elevated to the court despite accusations against him that he had acted inappropriately toward women. And, she added, she is troubled by the recent accounts of women who say Biden touched them in ways that made them feel uncomfortable. Thomas’ confirmation hearings in October 1991 riveted the nation, serving... Link to the full article to read more